草 — grass, plants, herbs
くさ
草
grass
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
plant
U+8349
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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).
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).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 艸 (grass/plant radical) gives the meaning. 早 (sō, early) provides the sound. Grass — the earliest plants in spring.