Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: stone leek, Welsh onion

Kunyomi: ねぎ

Onyomi: ソウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイソウ white squill (Urginea maritima), sea onion

鬱蒼 ウッソウ thick, dense, luxuriant

Kunyomi Examples

ねぎ Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum), green onion, spring onion

ねぎあぶら scallion oil

万能ネギ ばんのうねぎ thin green spring onion shoots (esp. minced as a condiment)

九条ネギ くじょうねぎ Kujō spring onion (variety common in the Kansai region)