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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

苗

Readings

Kana: ビョウ、ミョウ、なえ、なわ-
Romaji: byō, myō, nae, nawa-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ねい、のら、みう、みつ
Romaji: nei, nora, miu, mitsu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

seedling, sapling, shoot

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1713
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  miao2
Unicode:  82d7
JIS:  4944

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2237
Nelson Index: 3923
New Nelson Index: 5004
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k5.2
Four Corner Index: 4460.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1740
Gakken Index: 1767
Japanese Names Index: 685
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30781P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0567
Remembering the kanji Index: 234
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1698
Kodansha Compact Index: 649
Kanji in Context Index: 1837
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1426
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1924
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 239
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 249
Essential Kanji Index: 1287
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2781
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1976
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1215

Words

苗 (なえ)
seedling
早苗 (さなえ)
rice seedlings
苗木 (なえぎ)
seedling; sapling; young tree
苗水 (なわみず)
water for a rice nursery
苗裔 (びょうえい)
descendant
苗 (ミャオ、びょう)
Miao (people); Hmong
名字 (みょうじ)
surname; family name
種苗 (しゅびょう)
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
苗圃 (びょうほ)
seedbed; nursery
育苗 (いくびょう)
raising seedlings
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