Japanese symbol for “herbaceous”
草質
そうしつ
Romaji: soushitsu
herbaceous
In Japanese, herbaceous is 草質, read そうしつ (soushitsu).
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Meanings
- adj-no herbaceous (bot)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煙草 | タバコ tabako | tobacco; cigarette; cigar |
| 草原 | そうげん sougen | grassy field; grassland; meadow |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 草食 | そうしょく soushoku | herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous |
| 草木 | くさき kusaki | plants; vegetation |
| 草案 | そうあん souan | draft (for a speech, bill, etc.) |
| 質問 | しつもん shitsumon | question; inquiry; enquiry |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “herbaceous”.
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.