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筵

Readings

Kana: エン、むしろ
Romaji: en, mushiro
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

straw mat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  118
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-7
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  yan2
Unicode:  7b75
JIS:  6427

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3400
New Nelson Index: 4297
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f6.13
Four Corner Index: 8840.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26080
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0791

Words

筵 (むしろ、えん)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
菰蓆 (こもむしろ)
mat of woven wild rice leaves
荒筵 (あらむしろ)
loosely woven mat
法の筵 (のりのむしろ)
preaching place
離宴 (りえん)
parting party; divorce party
花筵 (はなむしろ)
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
上筵 (うわむしろ)
thin padded mat laid on the tatami
針のむしろ (はりのむしろ)
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
法筵 (ほうえん)
preaching place
藁筵 (わらむしろ)
straw mat
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