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菫
菫
12 strokes
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

the violet

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すみれ

Common Words

すみれ
菫
スミレ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #26987
1

violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

Examples
これはスミレの一種です。
This is a variety of violet.
すみれ色
菫色
すみれいろ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #44568
1

violet (colour)

三色スミレ
三色すみれ
三色菫
さんしきスミレ (三色スミレ)
さんしょくスミレ (三色スミレ)
さんしきすみれ (三色すみれ／三色菫)
さんしょくすみれ (三色すみれ／三色菫)
サンシキスミレ
Noun
Freq #147724
1

pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy

2

wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease

菫青石
きんせいせき
Noun
Freq #203159
1

cordierite

スミレ科
菫科
スミレか (スミレ科)
すみれか (菫科)
Noun
Freq #258016
1

Violaceae (violet family)

においすみれ
匂菫
ニオイスミレ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #278990
1

sweet violet (Viola odorata)

えいざんすみれ
叡山菫
エイザンスミレ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #290850
1

Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)

えぞすみれ
蝦夷菫
エゾスミレ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #295841
1

Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)

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