ほうれん草
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほうれん草
1
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Examples
彼は午後いっぱい使って昨年のほうれん草の根を始末した。
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
Kanji in this Word
草
9 strokes
Frequency: 967
JLPT N2
Grade 1
Meanings
grass
weeds
herbs
pasture
write
draft
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くさ
くさ-
-ぐさ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
そ
や
菠
12 strokes
Meanings
spinach
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハ
ホ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほうれんそう
薐
17 strokes
Meanings
spinach
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ロウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほうれんそう
法
8 strokes
Frequency: 100
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
method
law
rule
principle
model
system
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
ハッ
ホッ
フラン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
のり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ほ
蓮
12 strokes
Frequency: 1839
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
lotus
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はす
はちす
連
9 strokes
Frequency: 30
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
take along
lead
join
connect
party
gang
clique
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つら.なる
つら.ねる
つ.れる
-づ.れ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ずれ
つれ
むらじ
れ
鳳
14 strokes
Frequency: 2163
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
male mythical bird
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
フウ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
おおとり
ふげ
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