蓬（よもぎ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: mugwort
Example sentences
- 蓬をつんでよもぎ餅を作る。 — Pick mugwort to make mugwort rice cakes.
- 蓬は香りが強い草だ。 — Mugwort is a strongly aromatic plant.
Idioms & proverbs containing “蓬”
- 麻の中の蓬 (あさのなかのよもぎ) — nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number; a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
- 弊衣蓬髪 (へいいほうはつ) — unkempt hair and shabby clothes
- 蓬頭垢面 (ほうとうこうめん) — (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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