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Green Leek Radical 韮 キュウ にら S+ 艸

Kanji
Onyomi キュウ
Kunyomi にら
English leek
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2353
Components 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)
韭: leek radical (no. 179)
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword leek
Koohii Story 1 You can tell green onions from leeks because leeks are the ones that flower.
Koohii Story 2 "For the green onion primitive, I use a pun: Green UN ONE. Leeks are milder than green onions, they're more like the flowers of the scallion family."

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+, kanjifreq2001-2500

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