Moto 藤: WisteriaKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ、ドウ
- Kun'yomi
- ふじ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 39 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ・ドウ)
- 葛藤かっとうconflict; complication
- 宝冠藤花章ほうかんとうかしょうOrder of the Precious Crown, Wistaria
- 藤五郎鰯とうごろういわしflathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
- 藤八拳とうはちけんgame of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
- 藤本とうほんclimbing trees; liana
- 藤氏とうしFujiwara family
- 藤花とうかwisteria flower
- 藤黄とうおうgamboge
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 藤ふじwisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
- 上り藤のぼりふじlupine
- 夏藤なつふじMilettia japonica (species of flowering plant)
- 山藤やまふじsilky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
- 庭藤にわふじChinese indigo (Indigofera decora); summer wisteria
- 支那藤しなふじChinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
- 改良藤田スケールかいりょうふじたスケールEnhanced Fujita scale (of tornado intensity); EF-scale
- 昇り藤のぼりふじlupine
- 男は松女は藤おとこはまつおんなはふじmen are the strong base to which women cling; men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines
- 草藤くさふじtufted vetch (Vicia cracca); cow vetch
- 藤壺ふじつぼacorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
- 藤棚ふじだなwisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour)
- 藤灰ふじばいwisteria ash (used in tea ceremony)
- 藤田スケールふじたスケールFujita scale (of tornado intensity); F-scale
- 藤紫ふじむらさきdark lilac (color); royal blue
- 藤色ふじいろlight purple
- 藤蔓ふじづるwisteria vine
- 藤袴ふじばかまthoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
- 藤豆ふじまめhyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
- 野田藤のだふじJapanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Other readings
- 昇藤のぼりふじlupine
- 葛藤科ツヅラフジかMenispermaceae; moonseed family of plants
- 藤原の効果ふじわらのこうかFujiwhara effect; Fujiwara effect
- 藤原仲麻呂の乱ふじわらのなかまろのらんFujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion (764 CE)
- 藤原時代ふじわらじだいFujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)
- 藤四郎とうしろamateur; novice
- 藤撫子ふじなでしこDianthus japonicus (species of pink)
- 藤海鼠ふじなまこHolothuria decorata (species of sea cucumber)
- 藤空木ふじうつぎJapanese butterfly bush (species of buddleia, Buddleja japonica)
- 青蔓藤あおつづらふじqueen coralbead (Cocculus orbiculatus)
- 風藤葛ふうとうかずらJapanese pepper (Piper kadsura)
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