蒡 — kanji meaning “burdock”
蒡
burdock
- Meanings
- burdock
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)、ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 13
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- páng, bàng — Chinese character page
Words with 蒡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛蒡 | ごぼう gobou | great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo |
| 金平牛蒡 | きんぴらごぼう kinpiragobou | kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce |
| 菊牛蒡 | きくごぼう kikugobou | scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica); Spanish salsify; viper's grass |
| 牛蒡薊 | ごぼうあざみ gobouazami | Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family) |
| 牛蒡積み | ごぼうづみ gobouzumi | stone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards; burdock piling |
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