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JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

The kanji 菫 — “violet flower (name)”

菫 means violet flower (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the grass / plants radical (艹).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): キン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): すみれ
Radical: 艹 · grass / plants
Strokes: 11

How to remember 菫

A tiny purple flower (艹) blooming close to the ground — sumire. A sweet given name: 菫 (Sumire).

Example words with 菫

Kun'yomi readings

菫すみれviolet flower; (name)

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