草
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草
ON
そう
KUN
くさ
Meanings
grass
herb
straw
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The top part (艹) is the radical for 'grass' itself, looking like two bunches of plants. The whole character vividly depicts many blades of grass sprouting from the ground.
'くさ' — Imagine a cow saying 'Coo-SA!' as it eats the GRASS.
Vocabulary
草
くさ
grass
雑草
ざっそう
weeds
草花
くさばな
flowering plants
草木
くさき
plants and trees
草原
そうげん
grassland
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