Kanji

草

草

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くさ, くさ-, -ぐさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かや, くさ, しげ

Common Readings

ソウ, くさ

Example sentences

草 くさ
公園の草の上に座る。

Sit on the grass in the park.

生える はえる
庭に草がたくさん生えている。

A lot of grass is growing in the garden.

仕草 しぐさ
彼女のちょっとした仕草がとても可愛らしい。

Her little gestures are very cute.

滑稽 こっけい
役者の滑稽な仕草に、観客は笑った。

The audience laughed at the actor's comical gestures.

薬草 やくそう
祖母は庭で育てた薬草を使って、お茶を淹れてくれた。

My grandmother brewed some tea using medicinal herbs she grew in the garden.

調合 ちょうごう
彼は薬草を調合して、特別な薬を作った。

He mixed herbs and made a special medicine.

草原 そうげん
広大な草原を風が吹き抜けていく。

The wind blows across the vast grassland.

群れ むれ
羊の群れが草原でのんびりと草を食べている。

A flock of sheep is leisurely eating grass in the meadow.

煙草 たばこ
彼は健康のために煙草を辞めた。

He quit smoking for his health.

店内 てんない
店内は禁煙ですので、お煙草はご遠慮ください。

Smoking is prohibited inside the shop, so please refrain from smoking.

Example Vocabulary

草

くさ

grass; weed

仕草

しぐさ

gesture; mannerism; behavior

薬草

やくそう

medicinal herb; medicinal plant

草原

そうげん

grassland; prairie; meadow

煙草

たばこ

tobacco; cigarette; smoking

雑草

ざっそう

weed

草木

くさき

plants and trees; vegetation

言い草

いいぐさ

way of speaking; excuse; pretext

草むら

くさむら

grassy area; thicket; bushes

草花

くさばな

flowers; flowering plants

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