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苗 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
3Junior high level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
ビョウ・ミョウびょう・みょう · byō · myō
Kun
なえ・なわ-nae · nawa
Meaning
seedling

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 田 "field": a young plant set in a field — a seedling.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onビョウびょうbyō種苗しゅびょう痘苗とうびょう
Kunなえnae苗なえ苗木なえぎ
Kunなわnawa苗代なわしろ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 苗木なえぎ

    young tree; sapling

  • 種苗しゅびょう

    seeds and seedlings

More words with this kanji

  • 苗圃びょうほ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

庭(にわ)に苗木(なえぎ)を植(う)えた。

I planted a sapling in the garden.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading ビョウAll maps

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