JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 穂: "ear, ear (grain), head"
The kanji 穂 means "ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ in on'yomi and ほ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1656 of 2,501 |
Common words with 穂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 穂ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike · point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head
- 穂先tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.) · tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
- 槍の穂先spearhead
- 稲穂ear (head) of rice
- 瑞穂fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
- 穂木twig used in grafting; budwood
- 穂波waving heads (of grain)
- 赤穂浪士The 47 Ronin
- 接ぎ穂scion; cion; (horticultural) graft · opportunity to continue a conversation
- 初穂first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season · offering (to the gods)
- 花穂spike
- 落穂fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
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