穂
grain ear; ear; ear (grain); head; crest (wave)
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1656.
Readings
- ほ (kun reading): 穂 (ほ) ear (of a cereal plant); 接ぎ穂 (つぎほ) scion
- スイ (on reading): 穂状 (すいじょう) shaped like an ear of grain; 花穂 (かすい) spike
Components
Words using 穂
- 穂 (ほ) ear (of a cereal plant)
- 接ぎ穂 (つぎほ) scion
- 稲穂 (いなほ) ear (head) of rice
- 穂先 (ほさき) tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)
- 穂波 (ほなみ) waving heads (of grain)
- 穂状 (すいじょう) shaped like an ear of grain
- 花穂 (かすい) spike
- 出穂 (しゅっすい) appearance of ears of grain
- 出穂期 (しゅっすいき) sprouting season (of ears of grain)
- 穂状花序 (すいじょうかじょ) spike (inflorescence)
- 赤穂浪士 (あこうろうし) The 47 Ronin
- 赤穂義士 (あこうぎし) The 47 Ronin
- 赤穂信用金庫 (あこうしんようきんこ) Akaho Shinkin Bank
40 words in all.