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Japanese symbol for “grassland”

Romaji: sougen
grassy field; grassland; meadow

In Japanese, grassland is , read (sougen).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n grassy field; grassland; meadow
  2. n grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie; steppe

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

grass, weeds, herbs
on: ソウ
kun: くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
meadow, original, primitive
on: ゲン
kun: はら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “grassland”

WordReadingMeaning
くさち kusachigrassland; meadow
ぼくそうち bokusouchipasture; grassland; meadow
くさっぱら kusapparagrassy field; grassland; meadow

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
タバコ tabakotobacco; cigarette; cigar
ざっそう zassouweed
そうしょく soushokuherbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
くさき kusakiplants; vegetation
そうあん souandraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
げんいん gen'incause; origin; source
げんさく gensakuoriginal work
げんそく gensokuprinciple; general rule

See also: Chinese symbol for “grassland”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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