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Readings

Kana: カン、ケン、すげ
Romaji: kan, ken, suge
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: す、すが、すご
Romaji: su, suga, sugo
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

sedge

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1562
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  jian1
Unicode:  83c5
JIS:  3F7B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3975
New Nelson Index: 5090
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.27
Four Corner Index: 4477.7
Japanese Names Index: 1450
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31142X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0693
Remembering the kanji Index: 2410
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1998
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2490
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2874

Words

(すげ、すが、スゲ)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
寒菅 (かんすげ)
Carex morrowii
日光黄菅 (にっこうきすげ、ニッコウキスゲ)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
白菅 (しらすげ、シラスゲ)
Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)
菅藻 (すがも、スガモ)
Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
夕菅 (ゆうすげ)
daily lily
菅笠 (すげがさ)
sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
浜菅 (はますげ、ハマスゲ)
nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
蝦夷黄菅 (えぞきすげ、エゾキスゲ)
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
丸菅 (まるすげ、マルスゲ)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
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