韭 jǐu
radical 179
: leek
: scallion
Kun Reading
韭 | にら nira OR みら mira
noun
: Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)
On Reading
キュウ kyuu
ク ku
Usage:
韭菜 jiu3cai4: garlic chives; Chinese chives; Chinese leek
韭菜花 jiu3cai4 hua1: chives (Allium tuberosum)
水韭 shui3jiu3: cress
Japanese common word
辣韭 | らっきょう rakkyou OR らっきょ rakkyo
: (kana only) Japanese leek (Allium chinense)
: (food term) (kana only) sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of chives rising from the ground.
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of chives rising from the ground.
Semantic / variant:
韮 [韭]
Historical variant:
艽 jiao1
“Leek” radical #179
Look-alike:
非 fei1: non, not, wrong, un-
[kun: あらず arazu; ひと hito. on: ひ hi]
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
