穂
穂

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

15 strokesFrequency 1,656JLPT N1Grade 8

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Nanori

おこうのりほい

Dictionary

Common Words

穂ほ穗NounFreq #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)

穂先鋒先ほさきNounFreq #20267
1

穂先 only

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)

2

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

槍の穂先やりのほさきNounFreq #30057
1

spearhead

稲穂いなほNounFreq #39073
1

ear (head) of rice

Examples
実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
瑞穂みずほNounFreq #50338
1

Poetical term

fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice

穂木ほぎNounFreq #63220
1

twig used in grafting; budwood

Examples
穂木を台木に差し込む際、形成層を重ね合わせるようにします。
When inserting the budwood into the root stock, make the cambium layers overlap.
穂波ほなみNounFreq #71669
1

waving heads (of grain)

小穂しょうすいNounFreq #73692
1

Botany

spikelet; spicule; locusta

赤穂浪士あこうろうしNounFreq #75830
1

Product name

The 47 Ronin

接ぎ穂継ぎ穂接穂継穂つぎほつぎぼNounFreq #82096
1

scion; cion; (horticultural) graft

Examples
果樹栽培者がリンゴの接ぎ穂を台木に接ぎ木しました。
The orchardist grafted an apple bud onto the rootstock.
2

opportunity to continue a conversation

Examples
話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
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