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苗

seedling
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingビョウ、ミョウ
Kun readingなえ、なわ-
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. seedlingRtK
  2. sapling
  3. shoot
  1. young plant
  2. rice seedling

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

flowers (艹) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 249

Compound words

苗床なえどこ
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
苗木なえぎ
seedling; sapling; young tree
苗字みょうじ
surname; family name; last name
池田菊苗いけだきくなえ
Kikunae Ikeda (1864–1936), chemist who identified umami as a taste and isolated glutamate.

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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Practice Writing 苗

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