# 藻 — seaweed; algae

藻 means “seaweed; algae”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: も (mo). You'll see it in words such as 藻 (mo, “algae; waterweed”).

- Meaning: seaweed; algae
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: も (mo)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 5

## How to remember 藻

Parts: 艹 grass · 氵 water · 品 goods · 木 tree

## Words with 藻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 藻 | も (mo) | algae; waterweed |

## Don't confuse it with

[操](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/manipulate/) · [燥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arid/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 5” set

[朽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moulder/) · [茎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stem/) · [藻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/) · [畝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/furrow/) · [萎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/droop/) · [梗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellflower/) · [墾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reclaim-land/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/. Last updated 2026-11-01.