葛 — kanji meaning “arrowroot”
葛
arrowroot, kudzu
- Meanings
- arrowroot, kudzu
- On'yomi
- カツ (katsu)、カチ (kachi)
- Kun'yomi
- つづら、くず
- Name readings
- か、かず、かずら、かっ、かつら
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #1547 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- gě, gé — Chinese character page
Words with 葛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葛藤 | かっとう kattou | conflict; complication; troubles |
| 葛藤 | つづらふじ tsuzurafuji | Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum) |
| 葛根 | かっこん kakkon | kudzu root |
| 葛餅 | くずもち kuzumochi | kudzu starch cake; pudding-like arrowroot cake |
| 葛粉 | くずこ kuzuko | kudzu starch |
| 葛湯 | くずゆ kuzuyu | kudzu starch gruel |
| 葛籠 | つづら tsuzura | wicker clothes hamper |
| 葛布 | くずふ kuzufu | cloth made from kudzu (Japanese arrowroot) fiber (fibre) |
| 葛餡 | くずあん kuzuan | kudzu sauce |
| 葛饅頭 | くずまんじゅう kuzumanjuu | ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze |
| 葛根湯 | かっこんとう kakkontou | infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc. |
| 葛掛け | くずかけ kuzukake | food dressed with liquid starch |
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