What does kanji 苗 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 苗 is seedling.

How is kanji 苗 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 苗 are なえ, なわ-; the onyomi readings are ビョウ, ミョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 苗?

The main radical for kanji 苗 is 艸.

What words use kanji 苗?

Example words that use kanji 苗 include 名字, 苗, 苗床, 苗木.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

苗

Meaning

Kanji 苗

seedling

seedling, sapling, shoot

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: なえなわ-
Onyomi 音読み: ビョウミョウ
Nanori 名乗り: ねいのらみうみつ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1713
Strokes: 8
Radical: 艸
Components: 艾 • 田
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 33 entries that include this kanji.

名字

みょうじ

surname

苗

なえ

rice seedling

苗床

なえどこ

seedbed

苗木

なえぎ

seedling

ミャオ語

ミャオご

Miao (language)

苗字帯刀

みょうじたいとう

the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)

苗条

びょうじょう

shoot

苗水

なわみず

water for a rice nursery

苗族

ミャオぞく

Miao (people)

苗代

なわしろ

rice nursery

苗代時

なわしろどき

time to prepare a rice nursery

苗代苺

なわしろいちご

native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

畑にトマトの苗を植えた。

I planted tomato seedlings in the field.

この苗はまだ弱い。

This seedling is still weak.

春になると苗がよく育つ。

When spring comes, the seedlings grow well.

店で安い苗を買った。

I bought cheap seedlings at the shop.

父は毎年きゅうりの苗を育てている。

My father grows cucumber seedlings every year.

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