Japanese symbol for “creepers”
葎
むぐら
Romaji: mugura
creepers; trailing plants
In Japanese, creepers is 葎, read むぐら (mugura).
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Meanings
- n creepers; trailing plants
Written forms: 葎. Readings: むぐら、もぐら、うぐら.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “creepers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔦蔓 | つたかずら tsutakazura | ivy and vines; creepers |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金葎 | かなむぐら kanamugura | Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus) |
| 八重葎 | やえむぐら yaemugura | thick patch of mixed weeds |
| 枯葎 | かれむぐら karemugura | creeping plant withered in the winter cold |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.