“Grass” or “Weed” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “草”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “草” means “Draft”, “Herb” or “Cursive script” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “草”
Jouyou Kanji “草” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | そう(sou) |
| ぞう(zou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | くさ(kusa) |
| Meanings | Grass, Weed, Field |
| Rough, Coarse, Poor, Humble | |
| Begin, Start | |
| Draft, Manuscript | |
| Cursive style |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “草”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 草市(くさいち-ku sa i chi) | Flower market during Obon, Fair of plants and flowers |
| 草色(くさいろ-ku sa i ro) | Green, Dark green |
| 草冠(くさかんむり-ku sa ka n mu ri) | ① Kanji “grass radical”, ② Grass crown |
| 草木(くさき or そうもく-ku sa ki (or) so u mo ku) | Grasses and trees, Plants, Vegetation |
| 草競馬(くさけいば-ku sa ke i ba) | Local horse race |
| 草相撲(くさずもう-ku sa zu mo u) | Amateur sumo wrestling, Local sumo tournament |
| 草双紙(くさぞうし-ku sa zo u shi) | Picture book,Illustrated story-book |
| 草花(くさばな-ku sa ba na) | Flowering plant, Flower |
| 草葉の陰(くさばのかげ-ku sa ba no ka ge) | In the grave, Under the sod, One’s grave, The other world |
| 草笛(くさぶえ-ku sa bu e) | Reed pipe |
| 草葺き(くさぶき-ku sa bu ki) | Thatching, Thatch, Thatched roof |
| 草枕(くさまくら-ku sa ma ku ra) | Overnight stay when traveling, Sleeping on grass in an open field |
| 草叢(くさむら-ku sa mu ra) | Dense grass spot, Grassy place (esp. with long dense grass) |
| 草餅(くさもち-ku sa mo chi) | Kusamochi, Rice‐flour dumpling mixed with mugwort |
| 草野球(くさやきゅう-ku sa ya kyu u) | Sandlot baseball |
| 草分け(くさわけ-ku sa wa ke) | ① Pathfinder, Trailblazer, Early settler, ② Pioneer, Founder, Originator, Groundbreaker |
| 草鞋(そうあい or わらじ-so u a i (or) wa ra ji) | Straw sandals |
| 草案(そうあん-so u a n) | Draft, Draft copy |
| 草庵(そうあん-so u a n) | Thatched hut |
| 草屋(そうおく-so u o ku) | Thatched hut |
| 草仮名(そうがな-so u ga na) | Cursive form of manyogana, Manyogana written in sosho style |
| 草原(そうげん or くさはら-so u ge n (or) ku sa ha ra) | Grass field, Grassland, Meadow |
| 草稿(そうこう-so u ko u) | Notes, Draft, Manuscript |
| 草根木皮(そうこんもくひ-so u ko n mo ku hi) | Roots and barks, Medicinal herbs, Chinese medicine, Galenical remedies |
| 草子(そうし-so u shi) | ① Bound written work, ② Text written entirely in kana, ③ Graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries), ④ Notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures etc) |
| 草書(そうしょ-so u sho) | Highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), Grass style |
| 草々(そうそう-so u so u) | ① Hurry, Rush, Flurry, ② Simple, Brief, Quick, ③ Rough, Crude, Careless, ④ Yours sincerely, Yours in haste |
| 草創(そうそう-so u so u) | Beginning, Inauguration, Initiation, Foundation, Instauration, Origination |
| 草体(そうたい-so u ta i) | Highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), Grass style |
| 草堂(そうどう-so u do u) | Thatched hut, Monks cell, My humble abode |
| 草本(そうほん-so u ho n) | ① Herbaceous plant, Herb, ② Draft, draft copy |
| 草昧(そうまい-so u ma i) | Primitiveness, Uncivilized and chaotic state |
| 草莽(そうもう-so u mo u) | ① Grassy place, Bush, ② Common people, Commoner, Humble subject |
| 草履(ぞうり-zo u ri) | Japanese sandals, Straw sandals |
| 草露(そうろ-so u ro) | ① Dew on the grass, ② Metaphor for the impermanence of things |
| 枯草(かれくさ-ka re ku sa) | Dry grass, Dead grass, Hay, Withered grass |
| 起草(きそう-ki so u) | Drafting |
| 行草(ぎょうそう-gyo u so u) | Running and cursive scripts |
| 雑草(ざっそう-za sso u) | Weed |
| 質草(しちぐさ-shi chi gu sa) | Article for pawning |
| 除草(じょそう-jo so u) | Weeding |
| 毒草(どくそう-do ku so u) | Poisonous weed, Poisonous plant |
| 水草(みずくさ-mi zu ku sa) | Aquatic plant, Water plant |
| 薬草(やくそう-ya ku so u) | Medicinal herb, Drug plant |
| 野草(やそう-ya so u) | Wild grasses, Field grass, Wildflowers |
| 緑草(りょくそう-ryo ku so u) | Green grass, Verdure |
| 若草(わかくさ-wa ka ku sa) | Young grass |
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