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蓬 = 艹 + 逢
蓬 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wormwood”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 逢 (tryst). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2458.
- Keyword
- wormwood
- RTK frame
- 2458
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ホウ, ブ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よもぎ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- sagebrush, полынь
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蓬 type of raspberry
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蓬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “tryst”. 蓬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蓬 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.