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草

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • grass
  • weeds
  • herbs
  • pasture
  • write
  • draft

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くさ
  • くさ-
  • -ぐさ
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#765
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
艸#140 · grass

Components

Common Words

  • 草くさNoun
    grass, weed, herb
  • 草案そうあんNoun
    draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
  • 草の根くさのねExpression
    roots of grass
  • 草原そうげんNoun
    grassy field, grassland, meadow
  • 起草きそうNoun
    drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
  • 草分けくさわけNoun
    pathfinder, trailblazer, early settler
  • 雑草ざっそうNoun
    weed
  • 仕草しぐさNoun
    gesture, movement, action

Practice in Kanjiru

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