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穂
穂
15 strokes
Frequency: 1656
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

ear
ear (grain)
head
crest (wave)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚čă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
お
こう
ぼり
ほい

Common Words

穂
ほ
穗
Noun
Freq #13960
1

ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike

2

point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head

3

crest (of a wave)

4

scion (in grafting)

ç©‚ć…ˆ
鋒慈
ă»ă•ă
Noun
Freq #20267
1

ç©‚ć…ˆ only

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)

2

tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

æ§ăźç©‚ć…ˆ
ă‚„ă‚Šăźă»ă•ă
Noun
Freq #30057
1

spearhead

çšČ穂
いăȘほ
Noun
Freq #39073
1

ear (head) of rice

Examples
ćźŸă‚‹ă»ă©é ­ăźäž‹ăŒă‚‹çšČ穂かăȘ。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
瑞穂
みずほ
Noun
Freq #50338
1

Poetical term

fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice

穂朚
ほぎ
Noun
Freq #63220
1

twig used in grafting; budwood

Examples
ç©‚æœšă‚’ć°æœšă«ć·źă—èŸŒă‚€éš›ă€ćœąæˆć±€ă‚’é‡ă­ćˆă‚ă›ă‚‹ă‚ˆă†ă«ă—ăŸă™ă€‚
When inserting the budwood into the root stock, make the cambium layers overlap.
ç©‚æłą
ほăȘみ
Noun
Freq #71669
1

waving heads (of grain)

ć°ç©‚
しょうすい
Noun
Freq #73692
1

Botany

spikelet; spicule; locusta

蔀穂æ”Ș棫
あこうろうし
Noun
Freq #75830
1

Product name

The 47 Ronin

æŽ„ăŽç©‚
継ぎ穂
掄穂
継穂
぀ぎほ
ă€ăŽăŒ
Noun
Freq #82096
1

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft

Examples
果æščæ œćŸčè€…ăŒăƒȘăƒłă‚ŽăźæŽ„ăŽç©‚ă‚’ć°æœšă«æŽ„ăŽæœšă—ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
The orchardist grafted an apple bud onto the rootstock.
2

opportunity to continue a conversation

Examples
è©±ăźæŽ„ăŽç©‚ăŒăȘくど曰った。
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
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