# 葭

| 葭 | U+846D, &#33901; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-846D |
| ← 葬 [U+846C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 葮 → [U+846E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

葭 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿口尸水 (TRSE), four-corner 4424$_7$, composition ⿱艹叚)
* reed plant

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1046, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31449
* Dae Jaweon: page 1507, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3257, character 11
* Unihan data for U+846D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 葭
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 葭 | *kraː |
| 麚 | *kraː |
| 瘕 | *kraː, *kraːʔ |
| 豭 | *kraː |
| 貑 | *kraː |
| 猳 | *kraː |
| 犌 | *kraː |
| 假 | *kraːʔ, *kraːs |
| 嘏 | *kraːʔ |
| 婽 | *kraːʔ |
| 椵 | *kraːʔ |
| 叚 | *kraːʔ |
| 蝦 | *qʰraː, *ɡraː |
| 煆 | *qʰraː, *qʰraːs |
| 霞 | *ɡraː |
| 遐 | *ɡraː |
| 瑕 | *ɡraː |
| 鰕 | *ɡraː |
| 碬 | *ɡraː |
| 蕸 | *ɡraː |
| 赮 | *ɡraː |
| 鍜 | *ɡraː |
| 騢 | *ɡraː |
| 暇 | *ɡraːs |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiā (jia$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gă
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ga$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jia
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^1$
*** Yale: jyā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^1$
*** Yale: gā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gă
*** Sinological IPA : /ka⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ka⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka
*** Tâi-lô: ka
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: kae
Rime :
| Character | 葭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古牙切 |
| Baxter | kae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ka/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ka/ |
| Wang Li | /ka/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ka/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaa$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kraː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 葭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5948 |
| Phonetic component | 叚 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 嘉 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraː/ |

### Definitions

葭
* reed plant

#### Compounds

* 吹葭
* 葭灰
* 葭莩 (jiāfú)
* 葭莩之末
* 葭莩之親 / 葭莩之亲
* 葭葦 / 葭苇
* 蒹葭
* 蒹葭倚玉

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 葭 – see 笳. (This character is an ancient form of 笳).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* reed

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: か (ka)
* Kun: あし (ashi, 葭)、よし (yoshi, 葭)
* Nanori: よし (yoshi)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 葭
* あし Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 葭 – see the following entry. :
| 【あしアシ】 | [noun] common reed, Phragmites australis Alternative spellings 芦, 蘆, 葦 |
(This term, 葭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 葭
* よし Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 葭 – see the following entry. :
| 【よし】 | [noun] ヨシ, 葦, 蘆, 葭: Alternative form of あし (ashi) Alternative spellings ヨシ, 葦, 蘆 |
(This term, 葭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

葭 (eum 가 (ga))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

葭: Hán Nôm readings: già
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#### References

* Nom Foundation