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菟 — kanji meaning “dodder (plant)”

dodder (plant)

Meanings
dodder (plant)
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
11
Classical radical
140
Chinese reading
tù, tú — Chinese character page

Words with 菟

WordReadingMeaning
みみずく mimizukuhorned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
ずく zukuhorned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
あおばずく aobazukubrown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
わしみみずく washimimizukuEurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
こみみずく komimizukushort-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
とらふずく torafuzukulong-eared owl (Asio otus); northern long-eared owl
つくとり tsukutorihorned owl

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.