芒 — kanji meaning “pampas grass”
芒
pampas grass, beard (grain)
- Meanings
- pampas grass, beard (grain)
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)、コウ (kou)、モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi
- すすき、のぎ、のげ
- Strokes
- 6
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- máng, wáng — Chinese character page
Words with 芒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光芒 | こうぼう koubou | beam of light |
| 芒果 | マンゴー mangoo | mango (Mangifera indica) |
| 五芒 | ごぼう gobou | pentagram |
| 芒硝 | ぼうしょう boushou | sal mirabilis; mirabilite; sodium sulfate decahydrate |
| 五芒星 | ごぼうせい gobousei | pentagram (as used in divination, etc.) |
| 芒種 | ぼうしゅ boushu | "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) |
| 六芒星 | ろくぼうせい rokubousei | hexagram |
| 芒硝泉 | ぼうしょうせん boushousen | hot spring rich in sodium sulfate; sodium sulfate spring |
| 石灰芒硝 | せっかいぼうしょう sekkaiboushou | glauberite |
| 七芒星 | しちぼうせい shichibousei | heptagram; septagram |
| 芒蘭 | のぎらん nogiran | Metanarthecium luteoviride (species of flowering plant) |
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