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葛 means 'arrowroot'
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On
カツ
Additional readings
On カチ
Kun つづら
Name か かず かずら かっ かつら
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Learn about a vine that has enhanced Japanese life. People use its root to thicken dishes, particularly desserts that turn out to be healthy, and to help cure fevers, hangovers, colds, and more. The fiber of the 葛 vine goes into fusuma screens and scrolls, and a word including 葛 plays a role in a famous folktale. There’s much more to tell you, but doing so would give away three quiz answers!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 葛 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 葛 is used 30 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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カツ
(read as かっ)
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くず
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noun
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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つづら
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1. umbrella term for plants with vines that grow in the mountains, especially Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum) (usually 葛)2. wicker clothes hamper, especially one made from Chinese moonseed (usually 葛籠)
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noun
Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum); Asian jasmine (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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