菅

jiān

Meanings

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jiān

1.(grass)
2.Themeda forsbali

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Wiktionary

1.a variety of grass
2.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kroːn): semantic 艹 + phonetic 官 (OC *koːn) – a type of grass.

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Components

菅卄官

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Derived terms

草菅草菅人命菅屨菅屦

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Related words

菅原 Sugawara (Japanese surname)菅直人 KAN Naoto (1946-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2010-2011 草菅人命 to have disregard for human life (idiom)