9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N3

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kun'yomi
  • grass ②ninja ③not genuine ④LOL
  • くさ-
  • -ぐさ
On'yomi
  • draft ②highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters)
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くさくさ--ぐさ 70.7%
ソウ 29.3%

Character Breakdown

grass, weeds, herbs
くさ ソウ そ (1st, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

grass ②ninja ③not genuine ④LOL
medicinal herb
gesture ②acting
great variety of flowering plants ②light greenish-blue ③various
grassy field ②grass-covered plain
remarks ②way of talking ③excuse ④topic (of conversation)
loitering on the way ②wayside grass
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References

Unicode hex code 8349
JIS X 0208 1-33-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3939
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5032
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2263
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2813
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1450
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 705
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 934
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30945P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 162
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 249
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 249
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 106
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 865
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 57
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 77
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 567
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 652
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 229
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k6.13
Four corner code 4440.6
De Roo Code 1955