蕉

banana; plantain

15 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2033.

Readings

• ショウ (on reading): 蕉門 (しょうもん) disciple of Basho; 蕉風 (しょうふう) correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)

Components

• 艹
• 焦
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
• 隹 radical short-tailed bird

Words using 蕉

• 蕉門 (しょうもん) disciple of Basho
• 蕉風 (しょうふう) correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
• 水芭蕉 (みずばしょう) Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
• 香蕉 (こうしょう) banana
• 蕉葉 (しょうよう) banana leaf

8 words in all.

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