| Kanji | 草 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 艸 | 
| 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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