莱 — kanji meaning “goosefoot”
莱
goosefoot, pigweed
- Meanings
- goosefoot, pigweed
- On'yomi
- ライ (rai)、リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi
- あかざ、あわち、こうがい
- Strokes
- 10
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- lái — Chinese character page
Words with 莱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓬莱 | ほうらい hourai | Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology |
| 蓬莱羊歯 | ほうらいしだ houraishida | Southern maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris); black maidenhair fern; Venus hair fern |
| 三蓬莱 | さんほうらい sanhourai | the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano |
| 蓬莱飾り | ほうらいかざり houraikazari | Kansai New Year decoration (made from food) |
| 蓬莱鱛 | ほうらいえそ houraieso | Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) |
| 蓬莱竹 | ほうらいちく houraichiku | hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex); golden goddess bamboo |
| 撒奇莱雅 | サキザヤ sakizaya | Sakizaya (people) |
| 蓬莱蕉 | ほうらいしょう houraishou | Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa); split-leaf philodendron; cerimen |
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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