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蒲: cattail

cattail; bulrush
13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 8 words here

Readings

On
ホ・ボ・フ・ブ
Kun
がま・かば・かま

Readings vary by word: ふ in 蒲団 (usually written 布団), かま/かば in 蒲鉾 and 蒲焼き. 菖蒲 is しょうぶ.

Key words

蒲団ふとんfuton; bedding
蒲鉾かまぼこkamaboko (fish cake)
蒲焼きかばやきgrilled eel (kabayaki)
菖蒲しょうぶiris; sweet flag
蒲がまcattail

Example sentences

It was cold, so I slept under a thick futon.

At New Year we eat red and white kamaboko.

On the midsummer Day of the Ox, my family ate grilled eel.

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