穂

15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)

Kun'yomi
  • ほ
    		ear (of a cereal plant) ②point (of a brush, spear, etc.) ③crest (of a wave) ④scion (in grafting)
On'yomi
  • スイ
Nanori
  • お
  • こう
  • のり
  • ほい

Main Radical

禾(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほ 99.3%
こう 0.7%

Character Breakdown

ear, ear (grain), head
ほ　こう　スイ (8th, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
favor, blessing, grace
エ　めぐ.む　ケイ (7th, N1)
ten fields
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ　ユ　ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

ほ
穂
ear (of a cereal plant) ②point (of a brush, spear, etc.) ③crest (of a wave) ④scion (in grafting)
ほ
穂
なみ
波
waving heads (of grain)
みず
瑞
ほ
穂
fresh, young ears of rice
はつ
初
ほ
穂
first ears of rice of the season ②offering (to the gods)
いな
稲
ほ
穂
ear (head) of rice
ほ
穂
さき
先
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.) ②tip (of a brush, spear, etc.)
おち
落
ぼ
穂
fallen ears (of grain)
ほ
穂
じ
紫
そ
蘇
inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
か
刈
　
り
ほ
穂
harvested grain
た
垂
　
り
ほ
穂
drooping ears (of grain)
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References

Unicode hex code 7A42
JIS X 0208 1-42-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3300
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4168
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1232
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1786
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1856
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1446
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 918
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d10.2
Four corner code 2593.6
De Roo Code 2258