# 苗 — seedling

苗 means “seedling”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ビョウ (byou), ミョウ (myou). Kun'yomi: なえ (nae). You'll see it in words such as 苗 (nae, “seedling; young plant”).

- Meaning: seedling
- On'yomi: ビョウ (byou), ミョウ (myou)
- Kun'yomi: なえ (nae)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 4

## How to remember 苗

Parts: 艹 grass · 田 rice field

## Words with 苗

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 苗 | なえ (nae) | seedling; young plant |

## Don't confuse it with

[猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 4” set

[桑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mulberry/) · [穂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ear-of-grain/) · [芽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bud/) · [苗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seedling/) · [穀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cereals/) · [桃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peach/) · [薫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smell-sweet/)

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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/seedling/. Last updated 2026-11-01.