9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N3
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Kun'yomi
く さ grass ②ninja ③not genuine ④LOL くさ- -ぐさ
On'yomi
ソ ウ vibrancy ②one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man) ③counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
Nanori
そ や
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 8349 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-33-80 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3939 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 5032 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2263 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2813 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1450 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1953 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 224 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 238 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 705 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 934 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 118 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 30945P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 162 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 249 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 249 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 106 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 865 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 57 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 77 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 567 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 652 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 229 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3k6.13 |
| Four corner code | 4440.6 |
| De Roo Code | 1955 |