Question

藻 も 藻掻く(もがく): (1) to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe (2) to be impatient S 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)澡: wash 艸 6 (none) seaweed Let wooden goods = furniture. Then: Walking along the sea shore you see some washed-up furniture with water (waves) splashing against it. From a distance it looks like flowers are growing out the top, but as you get closer you see it is in fact seaweed.

Accepted Answer

ソウ seaweed, duckweed 1 2124 19 140 くさ・くさかんむり 形声 Phonetic Goods + wood = paper. You know how nori, ie: seaweed, comes in sheets for putting in your ramen or for your sushi? Well that's because it's water paper! Seaweed is also a sea flower of sorts, so it all just works out. 2191

Kanji	藻
Onyomi	ソウ
Kunyomi	も
English	seaweed, duckweed
Examples	藻掻く(もがく): (1) to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe (2) to be impatient
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2124
Components	艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140) 澡: wash
Number of Strokes	19
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	seaweed
Koohii Story 1	Goods + wood = paper. You know how nori, ie: seaweed, comes in sheets for putting in your ramen or for your sushi? Well that's because it's water paper! Seaweed is also a sea flower of sorts, so it all just works out.
Koohii Story 2	Let wooden goods = furniture. Then: Walking along the sea shore you see some washed-up furniture with water (waves) splashing against it. From a distance it looks like flowers are growing out the top, but as you get closer you see it is in fact seaweed.
RTK Index (new)	2191

Seaweed Goods Water Sea 藻 ソウ も Duckweed

Seaweed Goods Water Sea 藻ソウも Duckweed