穀 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- コクこく · koku
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- grain; cereals
Stroke order
Origin
禾 "grain plant" plus 殼 "husk"; seed wrapped in a hard husk — hence "grain, cereals."
Readings and examples
| Onコクこくkoku | 穀物こくもつ雑穀ざっこく脱穀だっこく |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 穀物こくもつ
grain; cereals
- 雑穀ざっこく
minor cereals; millet
- 禾穀かこく
Example
米は大切な穀物だ。
Rice is an important grain.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)