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蕪 = 艹 + 無

蕪 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “turnip”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 無 (nothingness). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2481.

Keyword
turnip
RTK frame
2481
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ブ, ム
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かぶ, かぶら, あれる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
оборотень
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
蕪 luxurious growth of weeds

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 艹 mugwort
  2. 無 nothingness

How to find 蕪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “nothingness”. 蕪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蕪 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.