Japanese symbol for “sagebrush”
蓬
よもぎ
Romaji: yomogi
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
In Japanese, sagebrush is 蓬, read よもぎ (yomogi).
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Meanings
- n Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
- n mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
Written forms: 蓬、艾、蕭、蒿. Readings: よもぎ、ヨモギ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓬莱 | ほうらい hourai | Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology |
| 蓬生 | よもぎう yomogiu | wasteland; area overgrown with weeds |
| 弊衣蓬髪 | へいいほうはつ heiihouhatsu | unkempt hair and shabby clothes |
| 蓬頭垢面 | ほうとうこうめん houtoukoumen | (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance |
| 大蓬 | おおよもぎ ooyomogi | Artemisia montana |
| 山蓬 | やまよもぎ yamayomogi | Artemisia montana |
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.