そう
草
しょく
食

takes genitive case の, noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. herbivorous, plant-eating, graminivorous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
草
しょく
食
 草食 そうしょく ✔

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)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant