蕾

bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)

16 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• つぼみ (kun reading): 蕾 (つぼみ) (flower) bud
• ライ (on reading): 花蕾 (からい) flower bud; 味蕾 (みらい) taste bud

Components

• 艹
• 雷
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• 田 radical rice field
• 雨 radical rain

Words using 蕾

• 蕾 (つぼみ) (flower) bud
• 花蕾 (からい) flower bud
• 味蕾 (みらい) taste bud
• 蕾状期 (らいじょうき) bud stage (tooth)
• 摘蕾 (てきらい) removing extra buds (to promote the growth of those remaining)
• 蕾む (つぼむ) to bud

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists