hollyhock

12 strokesFrequency 2,122JLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

あおい

Nanori

まもる

Dictionary

Common Words

おいアオイNounUsually kanaFreq #12533
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mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae)

Examples
私は明日さんに会いに熊本へ行くつもりです。
I will go to Kumamoto to see Mr Aoi tomorrow.
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Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

わり向日葵ヒマワリ日回りNounUsually kanaFreq #23191
1

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

さび山葵ワサビ和佐比NounUsually kanaFreq #41198
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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

Examples
このすしはわさびがよく効いている。
This sushi is seasoned with plenty of horse-radish.
2

Colloquial

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

ろう檳榔蒲葵びりょう (檳榔) (蒲葵)あじまさ (檳榔)NounUsually kanaFreq #70414
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Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)

葵祭葵祭りおいまつりNounFreq #106575
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Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri

んあおい寒葵杜衡こう (杜衡)カンアオイNounUsually kanaFreq #125164
1

Asarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)

そぎんちゃくイソギンチャク磯巾着菟葵NounUsually kanaFreq #140448
1

sea anemone

わさび漬け山葵漬け山葵漬さびづけNounFreq #143800
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pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

本わさび本ワサビ本山葵ほんわさびNounFreq #147856
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real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)

葵の御紋葵のご紋あおいのごもんNounExpressionFreq #151332
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wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

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