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穂

ear
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingスイ
Kun readingほ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ear
    実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな。The boughs that bear most hang lowest.tatoeba
    私が美穂を訪ねたとき、彼女は居間にいた。Miho was in the living room when I visited her.tatoeba
  2. ear (grain)
  3. head
  4. crest (wave)
  5. ear of a plantRtK
  1. ear (of a cereal plant)
  2. spike
  3. point (of a brush, spear, etc.)
  4. tip

Homonyms

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Same reading (ほ)
帆 · sail舗 · shop歩 · step

Radicals and components

Radical禾grain
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ear (of a plant) · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · favour · favor · ten (十) · needle (丨) · rice field (田) · brains · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 975

Compound words

稲穂いなほ
ear (head) of rice
禾穂かすい
ear of a cereal plant
花穂かすい
spike
刈穂かりほ
harvested grain
穂絮ほわた
cattail cotton
麥穂ばくすい
ear of wheat
刈り穂かりほ
harvested grain
垂り穂たりほ
drooping ears (of grain)
瑞穂国みずほのくに
the Land of Verdant Rice Plants
穂ジソほじそ
inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
穂じそほじそ
inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
穂紫蘇ほじそ
inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
瑞穂の国みずほのくに
the Land of Verdant Rice Plants
赤穂信用金庫あこうしんようきんこ
Akaho Shinkin Bank

Additional Examples

果樹栽培者がリンゴの接ぎ穂を台木に接ぎ木しました。
The orchardist grafted an apple bud onto the rootstock.tatoeba
話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 穂

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