粟 — kanji meaning “millet”
粟
millet
- Meanings
- millet
- On'yomi
- ゾク (zoku)、ショク (shoku)、ソク (soku)
- Kun'yomi
- あわ、もみ
- Name readings
- あ、さっ、そう
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2146 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- sù — Chinese character page
Words with 粟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粟粒 | あわつぶ awatsubu | millet grain |
| 粟立つ | あわだつ awadatsu | to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh |
| 雛罌粟 | ひなげし hinageshi | common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy |
| 粟粒結核 | ぞくりゅうけっかく zokuryuukekkaku | miliary tuberculosis |
| 粟餅 | あわもち awamochi | millet dough cake; millet mochi |
| 粟飯 | あわめし awameshi | steamed rice with millet; boiled rice with millet |
| 大粟反 | おおあわがえり ooawagaeri | timothy (Phleum pratense); timothy grass |
| 粟おこし | あわおこし awaokoshi | millet brittle |
| 糯粟 | もちあわ mochiawa | glutinous millet (for making mochi and certain types of alcohol) |
| 粳粟 | うるあわ uruawa | non-glutinous millet |
| 粟粒熱 | ぞくりゅうねつ zokuryuunetsu | miliary fever; (English) sweating sickness; sweating disease |
| 粟麩 | あわぶ awabu | nama-fu (steamed wheat gluten) mixed with millet |
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