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Grass 草 ソウ くさ、くさ 、 ぐさ そ や Weeds Herbs

Kanji
Onyomi ソウ
Kunyomi くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
Nanori そ, や
English grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Examples 草(くさ): (1) grass; weed; herb; thatch (2) ninja (3) not genuine; substandard
煙草(タバコ): tobacco; cigarettes
草履(ぞうり): zori (Japanese footwear sandals)
草臥れる(くたびれる): to get tired; to wear out
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 1
Frequency 967
Components 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)
早: early; fast
Number of Strokes 9
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 140
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword grass
Koohii Story 1 Grass grows in earlier than flowers.
Koohii Story 2 This grass is very long. The only flowers you can see are sunflowers – the rest are hidden by the grass.
RTK Index (new) 238

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade1, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_nature_plant.tree

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