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Kanji for Thatch
The kanji for “thatch” is 茅, read bou and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
茅
thatch
Miscanthus grass, used for traditional thatched roofs.
8 strokes On reading ボウ、ミョウ (bou, myou) Kun reading かや、ちがや (kaya, chigaya) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: miscanthus reed
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kaya, chi
In Japan it appears in about 92 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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