蕉 — kanji meaning “banana”
蕉
banana, plantain
- Meanings
- banana, plantain
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2033 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- jiāo, qiáo — Chinese character page
Words with 蕉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芭蕉 | ばしょう bashou | Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo) |
| 水芭蕉 | みずばしょう mizubashou | Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense) |
| 蕉門 | しょうもん shoumon | disciple of Basho |
| 蕉風 | しょうふう shoufuu | correct style in a haiku (like Basho's) |
| 芭蕉梶木 | ばしょうかじき bashoukajiki | Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) |
| 扇芭蕉 | おうぎばしょう ougibashou | traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm |
| 香蕉 | こうしょう koushou | banana |
| 蕉葉 | しょうよう shouyou | banana leaf |
| 甘蕉 | かんしょう kanshou | banana |
| 実芭蕉 | みばしょう mibashou | banana |
| 蓬莱蕉 | ほうらいしょう houraishou | Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen |
| 芭蕉扇 | ばしょうせん bashousen | palm-leaf fan |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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