芝

turf, lawn

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しば

Nanori (名乗り)

こげしは

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:N1
Frequency:1052

Vocabulary

シ

WordReadingMeaning
霊芝レイシbracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
霊芝レイシbracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
芝蘭シランreishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; talented; virtuous

Other

WordReadingMeaning
紙芝居かみしばいkamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
芝しばlawn; sod; turf
芝居しばいplay; drama
芝生しばふlawn; grass
芝居小屋しばいごやplayhouse; theatre; theater

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

芳
perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
Grade 8JLPT 1
苗
seedling, sapling, shoot
Grade 8JLPT 1
正
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Grade 1JLPT 4
芽
bud, sprout, spear, germ
Grade 4JLPT 1
芋
potato
Grade 8JLPT 1
支
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Grade 5JLPT 3
苦
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Grade 3JLPT 3
英
England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Grade 4JLPT 4
共
together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Grade 4JLPT 3
乏
destitution, scarce, limited
Grade 8JLPT 1