The kanji 藤: meaning, readings and stroke order

藤

Meaning: wisteria, vine
On reading: トウ tou
Kun reading: ふじ fuji
Strokes: 18
Radical: 艸 grass
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tử đằng, dây leo (đằng)
Japanese: ふじ。つるをのばすしょくぶつ。
Korean: 등나무, 덩굴 (등)
Chinese: 紫藤、藤蔓

Readings, words and example sentences

トウ tou · on reading · less common

葛かっ藤とう
inner conflict, struggle
心の 葛かっ藤とうをえがいた物語です。
It is a story that shows the struggle inside someone's heart.

ふじ fuji · kun reading

藤ふじ
wisteria
五月に 藤ふじの花がさきます。
Wisteria flowers bloom in May.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.