Japanese symbol for “thistle”
薊
あざみ
Romaji: azami
thistle (Cirsium spp.)
In Japanese, thistle is 薊, read あざみ (azami).
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Meanings
- n thistle (Cirsium spp.)
Written forms: 薊. Readings: あざみ、アザミ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薊芥子 | あざみげし azamigeshi | Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana) |
| 野薊 | のあざみ noazami | Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum) |
| 吾妻山薊 | あずまやまあざみ azumayamaazami | Azumayama thistle; Cirsiummicrospicatum |
| 富士薊 | ふじあざみ fujiazami | Fuji thistle; Cirsium purpuratum |
| 薊馬 | あざみうま azamiuma | thrips (any insect of order Thysanoptera); thrip |
| 森薊 | もりあざみ moriazami | Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thistle”.
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