荻

reed; rush

10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1630.

Readings

• おぎ (kun reading): 荻江節 (おぎえぶし) type of Japanese music; 荻野学説 (おぎのがくせつ) Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method)
• テキ (on reading): 蘆荻 (ろてき) reeds; 荻花 (てきか) flowers of the Amur silvergrass

Components

• 艹
• 狄
• ⺨ radical dog, left-side form of 犬
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• 火 radical fire

Words using 荻

• 荻江節 (おぎえぶし) type of Japanese music
• 荻野学説 (おぎのがくせつ) Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method)
• 荻野式避妊法 (おぎのしきひにんほう) Ogino method (of birth control)
• 蘆荻 (ろてき) reeds
• 荻花 (てきか) flowers of the Amur silvergrass

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