# 葛 — kudzu; arrowroot

葛 means “kudzu; arrowroot”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu), カチ (kachi). Kun'yomi: つづら (tsuzura), くず (kuzu). You'll see it in words such as 葛 (kuzu, “kudzu; Japanese arrowroot”).

- Meaning: kudzu; arrowroot
- On'yomi: カツ (katsu), カチ (kachi)
- Kun'yomi: つづら (tsuzura), くず (kuzu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 3

## How to remember 葛

Parts: 艹 grass · 曷 why

## Words with 葛

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 葛 | くず (kuzu) | kudzu; Japanese arrowroot |

## Don't confuse it with

[掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [喝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellow/) · [渇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thirst/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 3” set

[殖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/) · [熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [肥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [朴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plain/) · [穫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harvest/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.