芭

banana

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes7

Meaning

芭 centers on the banana plant, specifically its broad leaves or the plant itself.

芭 combines 艹 (plant) with 巴, which likely contributes the sound. It originally referred to a type of fragrant plant or the banana plant.

The plant radical 艹 sits above 巴, like a banana plant with broad leaves spreading out from a central stem.

For バ, imagine a banana with a big 'ba' sound when you peel it: ba -> バ, and the plant is a banana plant.

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banana

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes7

芭 centers on the banana plant, specifically its broad leaves or the plant itself.

芭 combines 艹 (plant) with 巴, which likely contributes the sound. It originally referred to a type of fragrant plant or the banana plant.

The plant radical 艹 sits above 巴, like a banana plant with broad leaves spreading out from a central stem.

For バ, imagine a banana with a big 'ba' sound when you peel it: ba -> バ, and the plant is a banana plant.

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