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What does the kanji 莞 mean?

莞 means rush used for weaving mats; smiling. On'yomi カン. Kun'yomi い.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Kun'yomiい
Strokes10
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カンKun'yomi い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

rush used for weaving mats; smiling

Memory hook

The grass (艹) growing complete (元) under the roof (宀), and one smiles — SMILING, RUSH PLANT.

Main radical

艸grass, plant 6 strokes

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Stroke order · 10 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.