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蒲 = 浦 + 艹
蒲 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bullrush”. It is built from 浦 (bay) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1981.
- Keyword
- bullrush
- RTK frame
- 1981
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ホ, ボ, フ, ブ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- がま, かば, かま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- буллит, bulrush
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蒲 type of rush
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蒲 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bay” + “mugwort”. 蒲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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