蕾 – bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)

16 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N1 vocabulary

The kanji 蕾 means bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ライ (rai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つぼみ (tsubomi). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ライ	rai
Kun’yomi	つぼみ	tsubomi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 雨・田・艾.

Words using 蕾

蕾つぼみ(flower) bud

Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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