Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 零余子(むかご) in Japanese

零余子
Kana Reading
むかご, ぬかご, れいよし
Romaji
mukago, nukago, reiyoshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam)

Related Kanji

零 JLPT 2

13 strokes

zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi: ぜろ, こぼ.す, こぼ.れる

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余 JLPT 3

7 strokes

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

On'Yomi: ヨ

Kun'Yomi: あま.る, あま.り, あま.す, あんま.り

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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