| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 蔓 | つる | vine, tendril |
| 蔓延 | まんえん | spread disease |
| 蔓延る | はびこる | to spread, to run rampant, to grow thick, to become powerful |
| 芋蔓 | いもづる | sweet-potato vines |
| 芋蔓式 | いもづるしき | one after another, in succession |
| 金蔓 | かねづる | source of revenue, financial supporter |
| 手蔓 | てづる | connections, contacts, influence |
| 日陰の蔓 | ひかげのかずら, ヒカゲノカズラ | running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum) |
| 日陰蔓 | ひかげのかずら, ヒカゲノカズラ | running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum) |
| 甘茶蔓 | あまちゃづる, アマチャヅル | jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum) |