藻

19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

seaweed, duckweed

Kun'yomi
  • も
    		algae
On'yomi
  • ソウ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

も 97.2%
ソウ 2.8%

Character Breakdown

seaweed, duckweed
も　ソウ (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wash
ソウ　あら.う (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
chirping of birds
ソウ　ショウ　さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン　しな　ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

も
藻
algae
たま
玉
も
藻
seaweed
も
藻
くず
屑
scraps of seaweed ②death at sea (metaphor)
うみ
海
　
の
も
藻
くず
屑
watery grave (metaphor)
も
藻
しお
塩
seaweed salt
も
藻
ぐさ
草
water plant
も
藻
しお
塩
ぐさ
草
seaweed used in making salt
たぬき
狸
も
藻
bladderwort
　
カ
　
ナ
　
ダ
も
藻
waterweed (any aquatic plant of genus Elodea, esp. common waterweed, Elodea canadensis)
きん
金
ぎょ
魚
も
藻
Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) ②aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.
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References

Unicode hex code 85FB
JIS X 0208 1-33-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4098
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5254
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2384
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3033
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1546
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2116
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2035
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2191
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2031
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2837
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32401X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1531
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1657
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1771
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1710
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1920
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1839
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 674
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2052
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k16.8
Four corner code 4419.4
De Roo Code 1964