草 — grass, plants, herbs

くさ草 grass

U+8349 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes Freq #967 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #224 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

grass
plants
herbs

word

くさ kusa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

草(くさ) kusa grass 草(くさ) 地(ち) kusachi grassland 草(くさ) 木(き) kusaki plants

そう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

草(そう) 原(げん) sougen grassland

Stroke order

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