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
Radical: 禾
Meaning: grain
Reading: のぎへん
Frequency: 431
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
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