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穀

cereals
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cerealsRtK
  2. grain
    彼は新式の穀物生産方法を学びにアメリカへ渡った。He went to America for the purpose of learning a new method of grain production.tatoeba
    彼は穀物を商っている。He deals in grain.tatoeba
  1. granary

Popular Usage

穀物

Radicals and components

Radical禾grain
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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samurai · crown (冖) · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 984

Compound words

穀物こくもつ
grain; cereal; corn
穀倉こくそう
granary
穀類こくるい
grains
米穀べいこく
rice
禾穀かこく
rice
九穀きゅうこく
the nine grains
五穀ごこく
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
穀雨こくう
"grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20)
穀食こくしょく
cereal diet
穀粉こくふん
(grain) flour
穀粒こくりゅう
kernel
脱穀だっこく
threshing (e.g. rice)
禾穀類かこくるい
cereal crops
脱穀機だっこくき
threshing machine
五穀豊穣ごこくほうじょう
huge harvest (of the five grains)
五穀豊饒ごこくほうじょう
huge harvest (of the five grains)

Additional Examples

農民が穀物の種を蒔いた。
The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.tatoeba
農夫たちは干天のため冬作の穀物は不作だろうとなげいた。
The farmers complained that because of the dry weather there would be a poor harvest of winter grain.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 穀

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step