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Kanji 草: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 草: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Key takeaways

Kanji 草: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

草
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Meaning

grassweedsherbspasturewritedraft

On reading

そう

Kun reading

くさくさ--ぐさ

Radical

艸

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 草

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kanji structure breakdown

草

Structure breakdown

艹 + 早

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Grass (艹) is known for being the first plant to sprout early (早) in the spring. Imagine the green blades of grass appearing early in the season to remember this character.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

くさ
  • 草くさ

    grass

Commonly used words

  • 草
    くさ

    grass

Example sentences

Example 1

長い会議でくたびれた。

Translation

I got tired from the long meeting.

Example 2

毎日の仕事でくたびれている。

Translation

I'm worn out from daily work.

Example 3

店で煙草を買いました。

Translation

I bought cigarettes at the store.

Example 4

彼は煙草をやめたいと言った。

Translation

He said he wants to quit smoking.

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