穂

Readings

Kana: スイ、ほ

Romaji: sui, ho

Kana

Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: お、こう、のり、ほい

Romaji: o, kou, nori, hoi

Kana

Romaji

Meanings

ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 15

Radical Number: 115

Frequency: 1656

Grade: 8

Skip Pattern: 1-5-10

Korean Reading: su

Chinese Reading: sui4

Unicode: 7a42

JIS: 4A66

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1232

Nelson Index: 3300

New Nelson Index: 4168

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d10.2

Four Corner Index: 2593.6

Guide to Remembering Index: 1460

Gakken Index: 1485

Japanese Names Index: 2308

Daikanwanjiten Index: 25236P

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0618

Remembering the kanji Index: 909

Kanji Flashcards Index: 1592

Kodansha Compact Index: 1446

Kanji in Context Index: 1856

1999 Kanji Learners Index: 833

2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1139

French Remembering the Kanji Index: 918

Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 975

Essential Kanji Index: 1637

Kodansha Kanji Index: 1575

Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2258

Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1786

Words

穂 (ほ)

ear (of plant); head (of plant); point; tip; scion (in grafting); cion

稲穂 (いなほ)

ear (head) of rice

接ぎ穂 (つぎほ、つぎぼ)

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation

花穂 (かすい、かほ)

spike

穂先 (ほさき)

ear (e.g. of wheat); tip (e.g. of brush or spear); spearhead

穂波 (ほなみ)

waving heads (of grain)

穂状 (すいじょう)

shaped like an ear of grain

槍の穂先 (やりのほさき)

spearhead

穂紫蘇 (ほじそ)

inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)

穂状花序 (すいじょうかじょ)

spike (inflorescence)

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