| Kanji | 穂 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | スイ |
| Kunyomi | ほ |
| Nanori | お, こう, のり, ほい |
| English | ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave) |
| Examples | 穂(ほ): (1) ear (of plant); head (of plant) (2) point; tip (3) scion (in grafting); cion |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1656 |
| Components | 禾: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) 恵: favor; blessing; grace; kindness |
| Number of Strokes | 15 |
| Kanji Radical | 禾 |
| Radical Number | 115 |
| Radical Strokes | 5 |
| Radical Reading | のぎ・のぎへん |
| Traditional Form | 穗 |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | ear of a plant |
| Koohii Story 1 | The pilgrims only had wheat, so they asked the Indians to do them a favor and trade them for some ears of corn. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The "ear of a plant" is the seed-bearing spike of a cereal plant, such as corn. In other words, it is the part which feeds us. Hence -- "the ear (of a plant) is the favor of the wheat". |
| RTK Index | 909 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_food.drink
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