草 — kanji meaning “grass”
草
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
- Meanings
- grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
- Name readings
- そ、や
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #967 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- cǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 草
| 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.) |
| 草花 | くさばな kusabana | flower; flowering plant |
| 仕草 | しぐさ shigusa | gesture; movement; action |
| 草の根 | くさのね kusanone | roots of grass |
| 草稿 | そうこう soukou | notes; draft; manuscript |
| 除草 | じょそう josou | weeding |
| 薬草 | やくそう yakusou | medicinal herb |
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