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Definition and Synonyms for 葦
1. | そのとおり | 合意を意味する間投詞 |
Right | an interjection expressing agreement | |
Synonyms: | あし, よし, よし, よし, よす | |
2. | ヨシ | 熱帯または温帯の沼地と川岸のアシ |
Phragmites | reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions | |
Synonyms: | あし | |
3. | 蘆 | 比較的幅の広い葉と、大きな羽のような円錐花序を持つ、背の高い北米のアシ |
Carrizo | tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles | |
Synonyms: | あし | |
4. | 葦 | 特にダンチク属とヨシ属の、中空で細い茎を持つ、背の高い木質の多年生草 |
Reed | tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites | |
Synonyms: | あし, リート | |
5. | 蘆 | 湿った地域に広く分布する |
Carrizo | widely distributed in moist areas | |
Synonyms: | あし | |
6. | 蘆 | マット、スクリーン、矢柄に使われる |
Carrizo | used for mats, screens and arrow shafts | |
Synonyms: | あし |
Meanings for each kanji in 葦
» | 葦 | reed; bullrush |
Categories 葦 is a member of
1. | 種子の中に単一の子葉(初期の葉)を持つ顕花植物の属 | |
Liliopsid Genus | genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | |
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2. | 中空の継ぎ目のある茎と細長い葉を持つ、全世界に分布する草質のまたは木質の植物 | |
Gramineous Plant | cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves | |
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3. | 葦 | 特にダンチク属とヨシ属の、中空で細い茎を持つ、背の高い木質の多年生草 |
Reed | tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites | |
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Sample Sentences for 葦
人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
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