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稈 Kanji meaning "straw, hollow stem"

Jiten frequency #4879Kanken Level 112 strokes

Meanings

straw, hollow stem

On'yomi

カン

Kun'yomi

わら

Composed of

禾two-branch tree radical (no. 115)radical
旱drought

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

麦(むぎ)稈(わら)帽(ぼう)straw hat#231775麦(むぎ)稈(わら)wheat straw#243335麦(むぎ)稈(わら)帽(ぼう)子(し)straw hat#296955麦(むぎ)稈(わら)細(ざい)工(く)straw work#468698

Most common words using this kanji

稈(かん)culm (hollow stem of a grass)#181904麦(むぎ)稈(わら)帽(ぼう)straw hat#231775麦(むぎ)稈(わら)wheat straw#243335麦(むぎ)稈(わら)帽(ぼう)子(し)straw hat#296955短(たん)稈(かん)short-stalked (of grains)#398255麦(むぎ)稈(わら)細(ざい)工(く)straw work#468698
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