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What does the kanji 菖 mean?

菖 means sweet flag, iris. On'yomi ショウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Strokes11
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

sweet flag, iris

Memory hook

The grass (艹) raising its leaves under twin suns (日) — SWEET FLAG, IRIS.

Main radical

艸grass, plant 6 strokes

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Stroke order · 11 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.