Kanken 1
莠

Meaning

Kanji 莠

appears good but is bad

appears good but is bad, type of weed which resembles rice

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
はぐさ
Onyomi 音読み
ユウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
10
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
透 • 秀 • 唀 • 𢭆 • 琇 • 綉 • 蜏

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

田んぼに莠が生えている。

A weed resembling rice is growing in the paddy field.

農家は稲に混じった莠を抜いた。

The farmer pulled out the weed mixed in among the rice plants.

その話は一見立派だが、実は莠のようなものだ。

That story looks admirable at first glance, but it is actually bad.

見かけにだまされると、莠を宝だと思ってしまう。

If you are deceived by appearances, you may mistake something bad for something valuable.

莠は早いうちに取り除いたほうがいい。

It is better to remove that kind of weed early.