藤 means 'wisteria'

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Strokes : 18 Frequency: 264 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-1 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 22 words Used in 37 words Used in 4940 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

トウ

Kun

ふじ wisteria

Additional readings

On ドウ

Name ぞうとふじゅ

Notes

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From wisteria-viewing parties to hair ornaments to a type of doll and dance, wisteria has left its mark on Japanese culture. The 藤 kanji appears in the names of colors, plants, and animals, some with no connection to this vine. Above all, one finds 藤 in people's names. Thus, we have the Fujiwara period of art history, the Fujiwara effect, and the Fujita scale of tornado intensity.

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⿱ 艹 (艸) grass 滕 rising water

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 藤 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 藤 is used 34 times, read 2 ways.

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トウ : 10 words FIND ALL

かっとう

葛藤

noun, 'suru' verb

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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ふじ : 24 words FIND ALL

ふじ

藤

Most common form: フジ

noun

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

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An additional 3 less common words include 藤 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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