草
draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
Information
Grade:1
Strokes:9
JLPT:3
Frequency:967
Vocabulary
ソウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起草 | キソウ | drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up |
| 除草 | ジョソウ | weeding |
| 草案 | ソウアン | draft (for a speech, bill, etc.) |
| 草花 | ソウカ | flower; flowering plant |
| 草原 | ソウゲン | grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie; steppe |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草臥れる | くたびれる | to get tired; to become exhausted; to grow weary; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with |
| 雑草 | ざっそう | weed |
| 仕草 | しぐさ | gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing; mannerism; acting; performance |
| 草 | くさ | grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine; substandard; LOL; haha |
| 草の根 | くさのね | roots of grass; places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
菓
cakes, candy, fruit
Grade 8JLPT 2
卓
desk, eminent, high, table
Grade 8JLPT 1
車
car
Grade 1JLPT 5
庫
storehouse, warehouse
Grade 3JLPT 2
埋
be filled up, bury, embedded
Grade 8JLPT 2
幕
act of play, bunting, curtain
Grade 6JLPT 1
単
merely, one, simple, single
Grade 4JLPT 3
苗
sapling, seedling, shoot
Grade 8JLPT 1
直
fix, frankness, honesty, repair, straightaway
Grade 2JLPT 3
押
attach, check, do in spite of, press, push, seal, seize, shove, stop, subdue, weight
Grade 8JLPT 3