Readings

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

Name Readings

Kana: そ、や
Romaji: so, ya
Kana
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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