草 Kanji – grass
The Japanese kanji 草 can mean grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft.
Meaning and Readings
How is 草 read?
草 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi readings くさ, くさ-, -ぐさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, kusa, gusa.
Common Japanese Words Using 草
These common Japanese words contain 草. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 草臥れる（くたびれる） — to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary
- 起草（きそう） — drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
- 雑草（ざっそう） — weed
- 仕草（しぐさ） — gesture, movement, action, behavior, behaviour, bearing, mannerism
- 芝草（しばくさ） — lawn, sod, turf
- 除草（じょそう） — weeding
- 草（くさ） — grass, weed, herb, thatch
- 草の根（くさのね） — roots of grass, places hidden from sight
- 草案（そうあん） — draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 草花（ くさばな） — flower, flowering plant