Kanji

稲

rice plant

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ, テ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いね, いな-

Nanori (Name Reading)

いな, いね, しね, ね

Common Readings

トウ, いな, いね

Example sentences

稲妻 いなずま
夜空 鋭い 稲妻 走った

A sharp bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky.

いね
揺れている

The ears of rice are swaying in the wind.

なる 田んぼ 金色 つける

When autumn comes, the rice plants in the fields bear golden ears.

稲光 いなびかり
激しい 稲光 夜空 照らした

Intense lightning illuminated the night sky.

稲穂 いなほ
黄金色 稲穂 揺れる

In autumn, golden ears of rice sway in the wind.

収穫 しゅうかく
なる 一面 黄金色 稲穂 実り 収穫 時期 迎える

When autumn comes, the golden rice ears ripen everywhere, and the harvest season arrives.

稲荷 いなり
伏見 稲荷 大社 京都 人気 観光地 です

Fushimi Inari Taisha is a popular tourist spot in Kyoto.

稲刈り いねかり
なる 人たち 総出 稲刈り 行う

When autumn comes, all the villagers come out to harvest the rice.

稲田 いなだ
黄金色 稲田 揺れている

Golden rice fields are swaying in the autumn wind.

吹き渡る ふきわたる
黄金色 稲田 吹き渡る

The autumn wind blows across the golden rice fields.

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