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蕾

Readings

Kana: ライ、つぼみ
Romaji: rai, tsubomi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bud (plants, mushrooms not yet opened)

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  roe
Chinese Reading:  lei3
Unicode:  857e
JIS:  6932

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4063
New Nelson Index: 5215
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.18
Four Corner Index: 4460.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32067X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0934
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2095
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3006

Words

蕾 (つぼみ)
bud; flower bud
花蕾 (からい)
flower bud
蕾む (つぼむ)
to bud; to be budding
味蕾 (みらい)
taste buds
蕾状期 (らいじょうき)
bud stage (tooth)
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