Japanese symbol for “reeds”
蘆荻
ろてき
Romaji: roteki
reeds; reed and silver grass
In Japanese, reeds is 蘆荻, read ろてき (roteki).
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Meanings
- n reeds; reed and silver grass
Written forms: 蘆荻、芦荻. Readings: ろてき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葫蘆 | ころ koro | calabash (Lagenaria siceraria) |
| 蘆薈 | ろかい rokai | aloe |
| 蘆木 | ろぼく roboku | calamite |
| 荻江節 | おぎえぶし ogiebushi | type of Japanese music |
| 荻野学説 | おぎのがくせつ oginogakusetsu | Ogino theory (basis of the rhythm method) |
| 荻花 | てきか tekika | flowers of the Amur silvergrass |
See also: Chinese symbol for “reeds”.
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.