Moto 草: Grass; Weeds; HerbsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 588 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 草案そうあんdraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 草原そうげんgrassy field; grassland
- 起草きそうdrafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
- 雑草ざっそうweed
- 除草じょそうweeding
- 牧草ぼくそうpasture; grass
- ほうれん草ほうれんそうspinach
- 多年草たねんそうperennial plant
- 本草ほんぞうplants; medicinal herbs
- 海草かいそうmarine plant; seagrass
- 草創そうそうbeginning; inauguration
- 草書そうしょhighly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
- 草稿そうこうnotes; draft
- 草紙そうしwritten work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
- 草食そうしょくherbivorous; plant-eating
- 薬草やくそうmedicinal herb
- お伽草子おとぎぞうしfairy-tale book
- お辞儀草おじぎそうmimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant
- かすみ草かすみそうcommon gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath
- しもつけ草しもつけそうmeadowsweet (Filipendula multijuga)
- ふだん草ふだんそうSwiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla); silverbeet
- アメリカ草アメリカそうmoss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 草くさgrass; weed
- 草の根くさのねroots of grass; places hidden from sight
- 草分けくさわけpathfinder; trailblazer
- 仕草しぐさgesture; movement
- 草花くさばなflower; flowering plant
- 草刈りくさかりmowing; mower
- 草木くさきplants; vegetation
- 七草ななくさthe seven spring flowers
- 下草したくさundergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
- 八千草やちぐさvariety of plants; various herbs
- 千草ちぐさgreat variety of flowering plants
- 唐草からくさarabesque pattern
- 夏草なつくさsummer grass
- 枯れ草かれくさdry grass; dead grass
- 水草みずくさwater plant; aquatic plant
- 芝草しばくさlawn; sod
- 若草わかくさgreen grass; young (fresh) grass
- 草むしりくさむしりweeding; weeder
- 草丈くさたけrice plant's height
- 草取りくさとりweeding
- 草地くさちgrassland; meadow
- 草笛くさぶえreed pipe
- 草野球くさやきゅうgrass-lot baseball
- 語り草かたりぐさstory; topic (on everyone's lips)
- 道草みちくさloitering on the way
- 野草のぐさwild grasses; field grass
- いのころ草いのころぐさspike-eared grass
- い草いぐさsoft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
- おきな草おきなぐさnodding anemone (Anemone cernua)
- かれ草かれくさdry grass; dead grass
- すみれ草すみれぐさFuji dawn (species of violet, Viola mandshurica)
- つる草つるくさvine; creeper
- ぺんぺん草ぺんぺんぐさshepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
- ぺんぺん草が生えるぺんぺんぐさがはえるto be in ruins; to be dilapidated
Other readings
- 煙草たばこtobacco; cigarette
- 草履ぞうりzōri; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
- 草臥れるくたびれるto get tired; to become exhausted
- くわえ煙草くわえタバコsmoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
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