蓬: mugwort

mugwort

13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

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よもぎ

The plant is 蓬 (よもぎ); the on-reading ほう appears in literary words such as 蓬莱 and 蓬髪.

蓬よもぎmugwort

蓬餅よもぎもちmugwort rice cake

蓬莱ほうらいHorai (legendary mountain)

蓬髪ほうはつunkempt hair

春はるになると、川かわの土手どてで蓬よもぎを摘つんで餅もちに混まぜる。

In spring I pick mugwort on the riverbank and mix it into rice cakes.

蓬莱ほうらいは、仙人せんにんが住すむと伝つたえられる伝説でんせつの山やまのことです。

Horai is the legendary mountain said to be home to hermit sages.

蓬髪ほうはつの老人ろうじんが、杖つえをついて峠とうげを越こえてきた。

An old man with unkempt hair came over the pass, leaning on a staff.