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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

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

Kunyomi: ほ

Onyomi: スイ

Composition: 禾 恵

穂

Radical

Radical: 禾

Meaning: grain

Reading: のぎへん

Frequency: 431

禾

Examples

Onyomi Examples

穂状 (スイジョウ) shaped like an ear of grain

穂状花序 (スイジョウカジョ) spike (inflorescence)

花穂 (カスイ) spike

禾穂 (カスイ) ear of a cereal plant

Kunyomi Examples

穂 (ほ) ear (of a cereal plant), head, spike, point (of a brush, spear, etc.), tip, (pointed) head, crest (of a wave), scion (in grafting)

穂木 (ほぎ) twig used in grafting, budwood

花穂 (かすい) spike

瑞穂 (みずほ) fresh, young ears of rice

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