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穂 — 15 strokes / Radical「禾」

道
3Junior high level / 15 strokes / Radical「禾」
On
スイすい · sui
Kun
ほho
Meaning
ear (of grain)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

禾 "grain" with 恵: the tip where the grains gather — an ear of grain.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onスイすいsui穂状すいじょう出穂期しゅっすいき
Kunほho穂ほ稲穂いなほ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 穂先ほさき

    tip of an ear; point

  • 出穂しゅっすい

    earing (of grain)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

稲(いね)の穂(ほ)が重(おも)く垂(た)れた。

The ears of rice hung heavy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

穂先出穂穂先ahead出exit稚young穏calm穫harves…禾grain…秀excel炊cook粋pure衰declin…酔get dr…遂accomp…
CompoundRadicalReading

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