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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

  • 草案そうあんNoundraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
  • 草花くさばなNounflower, flowering plant
  • 草原そうげんNoungrassy field, grassland, meadow
  • 草稿そうこうNounnotes, draft, manuscript
  • 草書そうしょNounhighly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
  • 草履ぞうりNounzori, traditional Japanese thonged sandals
  • 草木くさきNounplants, vegetation
  • 草食そうしょくno-Adj.herbivorous, plant-eating, graminivorous

Practice in Kanjiru

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