草 そう Meanings Noun draft; rough copy highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style See also: 草書 (そうしょ). Kanji 草 grass. Read as ソウ. Words containing 草 起草 (きそう) drafting (e.g. a bill) 雑草 (ざっそう) weed ほうれん草 (ほうれんそう) spinach (Spinacia oleracea) And 147 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists