葛
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
葛 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿日心女 (TAPV), four-corner 44727, composition ⿱艹曷)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1045, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31420
- Dae Jaweon: page 1506, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3248, character 3
- Unihan data for U+845B
Chinese edit
| trad. | 葛 | |
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| simp. # | 葛 | |
Glyph origin edit
| Historical forms of the character 葛 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 愒 | *kʰaːds, *kʰrads, *kʰrad |
| 馤 | *qaːds |
| 靄 | *qaːds, *qaːd |
| 餲 | *qraːds, *qrads, *ɡaːd, *qaːd |
| 喝 | *qraːds, *qʰoːb, *qʰaːd |
| 揭 | *kʰrads, *ked, *kʰrad, *ɡrad, *kad, *ɡad |
| 偈 | *ɡrads, *ɡrad |
| 猲 | *kʰob, *qʰaːd, *qʰad |
| 葛 | *kaːd |
| 輵 | *kaːd |
| 獦 | *klaːd, *rab |
| 渴 | *kʰaːd, *ɡrad |
| 嵑 | *kʰaːd |
| 暍 | *qʰaːd, *qad |
| 曷 | *ɡaːd |
| 褐 | *ɡaːd |
| 鶡 | *ɡaːd |
| 毼 | *ɡaːd |
| 蝎 | *ɡaːd |
| 鞨 | *ɡaːd, *ɢljad |
| 遏 | *qaːd |
| 齃 | *qaːd |
| 堨 | *qaːd |
| 擖 | *kʰreːd, *kraːd, *r'aːb |
| 楬 | *kʰraːd, *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 朅 | *kʰrad |
| 藒 | *kʰrad |
| 竭 | *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 碣 | *ɡrad, *ɡad |
| 羯 | *kad |
| 鍻 | *kad |
| 歇 | *qʰad |
| 蠍 | *qʰad |
| 謁 | *qad |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaːd): semantic 艹 + phonetic 曷 (OC *ɡaːd).
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
葛
- kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
- poplin; hemp cloth
- (～國) State of Ge (a small state in modern Henan province during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
- a surname
Compounds edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
葛
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
葛
Readings edit
- Go-on: かち (kachi)
- Kan-on: かつ (katsu, Jōyō)
- Kun: くず (kuzu, 葛, Jōyō); かずら (kazura, 葛)←かづら (kadura, 葛, historical); つづら (tsuzura, 葛)
- Nanori: かず (kazu); かつら (katsura); かど (kado); さち (sachi); つら (tsura); ふじ (fuji)
Compounds edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 葛 |
| かずら Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蔓 |
⟨kadura⟩ → /kad͡zuɾa/ → /kazuɾa/
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- generic name for creepers or creeping plants
- (architecture) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. - the hoop of a barrel or other cylindrical object
- a type of fishing net
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 葛 |
| くず Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the Japanese arrowroot, Pueraria montana
- Short for 葛粉 (kuzuko): starch made from pounded kudzu root
- Short for 葛溜まり (kuzudamari) or 葛餡 (kuzuan): a sweet sauce made from kudzu starch
- Short for 葛布 (kuzununo/kuzufu): cloth made from kudzu fiber
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: kudzu
Etymology 3 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 葛 |
| つづら Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
⟨tudura⟩ → /t͡sud͡zuɾa/ → /t͡suzuɾa/
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Short for 葛藤 (tsuzurafuji): the Chinese moonseed, Sinomenium acutum
- Short for 葛籠 (tsuzurako): a wicker basket used for holding clothes
- Short for 葛折り (tsuzuraori): something winding or zigzaggy, especially a road at a hill-slope
- a style of 襲の色目 (kasane no irome, “color combination by layering of garments”), with bluish black on the front and light (or pale) blue on the back
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 葛 |
| かつ Grade: S |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 葛 (MC kat).
Affix edit
Derived terms edit
Korean edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 葛 (MC kat).
Hanja edit
Compounds edit
References edit
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]
Miyako edit
Kanji edit
葛
Readings edit
Etymology edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 葛 |
| くずぃ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Cognate with Yaeyama 葛 (kuzï), Okinawan 葛 (kuji), and Japanese 葛 (kuzu).
Perhaps from Proto-Ryukyuan *kozu, itself from Proto-Japonic *konsu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
葛 (kudzï)
Okinawan edit
Kanji edit
葛
Readings edit
Etymology edit
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 葛 |
| くじ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Perhaps from Proto-Ryukyuan *kozu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
葛 (kuji)
Derived terms edit
- 葛固み (kujigatami)
References edit
Old Japanese edit
Compounds edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly from Proto-Japonic *kantora.
Noun edit
葛 (kadura) (kana かづら)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Japonic *konsu.
Noun edit
葛 (kuzu) (kana くず)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Japanese: 葛 (kuzu)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
葛 (tudura) (kana つづら)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Japanese: 葛 (tsuzura)
Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
葛: Hán Nôm readings: cát, nhật
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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