Memory phrase for the character: 草

草

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Meaning

grass

Pronunciation

SŌ
kusa

Explanation

 Top: a plant 艹, bottom: early/fast 早 (When the [rising 旦] sun 日 is at the marked spot 丶 at the horizon 一, it is still early.)

Mnemonic
 
The plant, that grows fast, is grass.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
早 early, fast
旦 sun riseThe sun 日 rises above the horizon 一.




 Vocabulary

草 くさ  grass
薬草 やくそう  medicinal plants, medicinal herb
草履 ぞうり  zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals
草刈り くさかり  mowing, mower
煙草 たばこ  tabac, cigarette, cigar
草履 ぞうり  zori, traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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