そう
草
し
紙

noun

  1. written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll).
  2. a text written entirely in kana.
  3. graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries).
  4. notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.).
  5. rough draft.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
草
し
紙
 草紙 そうし
そう
草
し
子
 草子 そうし
そう
双
し
紙
 双紙 そうし
そうし
冊子
 冊子 そうし

Contained Kanji 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)
paper
かみ　シ (2nd, N4)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)