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草 — grass

草 means “grass”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: くさ (kusa). You'll see it in words such as 草 (kusa, “grass; weed”).

草
Stroke order of 草
Meaning
grass
On'yomi
ソウ (sou)
Kun'yomi
くさ (kusa)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 2

How to remember 草

Sounds like 早: both read ソウ.

Parts: 艹 grass · 早 early

Words with 草

WordReadingMeaning
草くさ kusa kungrass; weed
ほうれん草ほうれんそう hourensou onspinach
草むしりくさむしり kusamushiri kunweeding; weeder

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

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