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茅 = 矛 + 艹
茅 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grassy reed”. It is built from 矛 (halberd) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2468.
- Keyword
- grassy reed
- RTK frame
- 2468
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ボウ, ミョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かや, ちがや
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- miscanthus reed, травянистый тростник
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 茅 reeds
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 茅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “halberd” + “mugwort”. 茅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 茅 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.