Japanese symbol for “mosses”
蘚類
せんるい
Romaji: senrui
mosses (non-vascular plants of class Bryopsida)
In Japanese, mosses is 蘚類, read せんるい (senrui).
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Meanings
- n mosses (non-vascular plants of class Bryopsida)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蘚苔 | せんたい sentai | moss; bryophyte |
| 光蘚 | ひかりごけ hikarigoke | luminous moss |
| 蘚苔学 | せんたいがく sentaigaku | bryology |
| 蘚苔植物 | せんたいしょくぶつ sentaishokubutsu | bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts) |
| 水蘚 | みずごけ mizugoke | sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
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