穂 — kanji meaning “ear”
穂
ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)
- Meanings
- ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)
- On'yomi
- スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi
- ほ
- Name readings
- お、こう、のり、ほい
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1656 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 115
- Chinese reading
- suì
Words with 穂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稲穂 | いなほ inaho | ear (head) of rice |
| 瑞穂 | みずほ mizuho | fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice |
| 穂先 | ほさき hosaki | tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.) |
| 花穂 | かすい kasui | spike |
| 穂波 | ほなみ honami | waving heads (of grain) |
| 初穂 | はつほ hatsuho | first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season |
| 出穂 | しゅっすい shussui | appearance of ears of grain |
| 落穂 | おちぼ ochibo | fallen ears (of grain); gleanings |
| 穂状 | すいじょう suijou | shaped like an ear of grain |
| 穂紫蘇 | ほじそ hojiso | inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish) |
| 刈り穂 | かりほ kariho | harvested grain; harvested rice ears |
| 垂り穂 | たりほ tariho | drooping ears (of grain) |
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