蕾 — kanji meaning “bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)”
蕾
bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
- Meanings
- bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)
- On'yomi
- ライ (rai)
- Kun'yomi
- つぼみ
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- lěi — Chinese character page
Words with 蕾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 味蕾 | みらい mirai | taste bud |
| 蕾む | つぼむ tsubomu | to bud; to be budding |
| 花蕾 | からい karai | flower bud |
| 蕾状期 | らいじょうき raijouki | bud stage (tooth) |
| 摘蕾 | てきらい tekirai | removing extra buds (to promote the growth of those remaining); disbudding; fruit thinning |
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