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茅

茅 — miscanthus reed

On
ボウ, ミョウ
Kun
かや, ちがや
Strokes
8
JLPT
N1
School grade
9

Common words with 茅

  • 茅かやgrass used for thatching; sedge used for thatchingOccasional
  • 茅場かやばhayfield; field of miscanthusOccasional
  • 茅ちがやcogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)Rare
  • 茅台酒マオタイしゅmaotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)Rare
  • 茅門かやもんthatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony ho…Rare
  • 茅門ぼうもんmy home · also: thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a…Rare
  • 油茅あぶらがやabura-gaya (Scirpus wichurai)Rare
  • 瀬戸茅せとがやJapanese foxtail (Alopecurus japonicus)Rare
  • 鴨茅かもがやorchard grass (Dactylis glomerata); cat grassRare
  • 茅潜かやくぐりJapanese accentor (Prunella rubida)Rare
  • 茅茨ぼうしthatched roofRare
  • 茅葺きかやぶきthatching a roof (with grass); thatched roofRare
  • 茅葺き屋根かやぶきやねthatched roofRare
  • 茅の輪ちのわcogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)Rare
  • 浅茅あさじsparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grassRare
  • 茅舎ぼうしゃthatched cottageRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 14 words that use 茅.

  • 茅 かや grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
  • 茅場 かやば hayfield; field of miscanthus
  • 茅 ちがや cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
  • 茅台酒 マオタイしゅ maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
  • 茅門 かやもん thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony ho…

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