JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 穀: "cereals, grain"
The kanji 穀 means "cereals, grain". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コク in on'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)
コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | cereals, grain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1744 of 2,501 |
Common words with 穀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 穀物grain; cereal; corn
- 穀潰しgood-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer
- 雑穀assorted grains; cereals · millet
- 穀倉地帯grain-producing region
- 五穀the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
- 穀類grains
- 穀倉granary
- 脱穀threshing (e.g. rice)
- 米穀rice
- 五穀豊穣huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
- 脱穀機threshing machine
- 穀粒kernel; grain
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