茅

miscanthus reed

8 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1895.

Readings

かや (kun reading): 茅 (かや) grass used for thatching; 茅葺き (かやぶき) thatching a roof (with grass)
ボウ (on reading): 茅屋 (ぼうおく) thatched cottage; 茅舎 (ぼうしゃ) thatched cottage
ミョウ (on reading)
ちがや (kun reading)

茅 (かや) grass used for thatching
茅葺き (かやぶき) thatching a roof (with grass)
茅葺き屋根 (かやぶきやね) thatched roof
茅場 (かやば) hayfield
茅門 (かやもん) thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house)
茅屋 (ぼうおく) thatched cottage
茅舎 (ぼうしゃ) thatched cottage
茅茨 (ぼうし) thatched roof
浅茅 (あさじ) sparsely growing cogon grass
茅の輪 (ちのわ) cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
茅台酒 (マオタイしゅ) maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
浅茅生 (あさじう) broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass