Japanese symbol for “sorghum”
蜀黍
もろこし
Romaji: morokoshi
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
In Japanese, sorghum is 蜀黍, read もろこし (morokoshi).
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Meanings
- n sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
Written forms: 蜀黍、唐黍. Readings: もろこし、モロコシ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sorghum”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高黍 | たかきび takakibi | sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet |
| ソルガム | ソルガム sorugamu | sorghum |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玉蜀黍 | とうもろこし toumorokoshi | corn (Zea mays); maize |
| 蜀漢 | しょっかん shokkan | Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu |
| 望蜀 | ぼうしょく boushoku | insatiability |
| 黄蜀葵 | とろろあおい tororoaoi | sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot) |
| 蜀鳥 | しょくちょう shokuchou | lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| 砂糖黍 | さとうきび satoukibi | sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) |
| 黍魚子 | きびなご kibinago | silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis); slender sprat |
| 唐黍 | とうきび toukibi | Indian millet |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sorghum”.
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