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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホ、ボ、フ、ブ、がま、かば、かま
Romaji: ho, bo, fu, bu, gama, kaba, kama
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bullrush, flag, cattail

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1887
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-10
Korean Reading:  po
Chinese Reading:  pu2
Unicode:  84b2
JIS:  3377

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2504
Nelson Index: 4021
New Nelson Index: 5156
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k10.8
Four Corner Index: 4412.7
Gakken Index: 1598
Japanese Names Index: 1993
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31611X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0825
Remembering the kanji Index: 1838
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2039
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1855
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1981
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2932

Words

(かば、がま、こうほ、かま)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace
菖蒲 (しょうぶ、そうぶ)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
蒲薦 (ほせん)
bulrush mat
蒲鉾兵舎 (かまぼこへいしゃ)
Quonset hut
蒲柳の質 (ほりゅうのしつ)
delicate health; fragile health
菖蒲 (あやめ、アヤメ)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
蒲鉾 (かまぼこ)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
蒲団皮 (ふとんがわ)
quilting; ticking
蒲柳 (ほりゅう)
purple willow; infirmity; delicate constitution
かば焼き (かばやき)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
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