This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ソウ、くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
Romaji: sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: そ、や
Romaji: so, ya
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Romaji

Meanings

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  967
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  cao3
Unicode:  8349
JIS:  4170

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2263
Nelson Index: 3939
New Nelson Index: 5032
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.13
Four Corner Index: 4440.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 162
Gakken Index: 705
Japanese Names Index: 934
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30945P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0654
Remembering the kanji Index: 224
Kanji Flashcards Index: 865
Kodansha Compact Index: 652
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 57
Kanji in Context Index: 567
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1450
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1953
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 229
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 238
Essential Kanji Index: 118
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2813
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1955
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 106
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 77

Words

(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
草原 (そうげん、くさはら、くさわら)
grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe
草案 (そうあん)
draft; draught
起草 (きそう)
drafting; draughting; drawing up a bill
草本 (そうほん)
herbs
(そう)
draft; rough copy; cursive script; "grass" kanji
若草 (わかくさ)
green grass; young (fresh) grass
煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
雑草 (ざっそう)
weed
草創 (そうそう)
beginning; inauguration
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