What does kanji 藻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 藻 is seaweed.

How is kanji 藻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 藻 are も; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 藻?

The main radical for kanji 藻 is 艸.

What words use kanji 藻?

Example words that use kanji 藻 include 藻類, 藻, 水雲, 藻塩.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

藻

Meaning

Kanji 藻

seaweed

seaweed, duckweed

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: も
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2124
Strokes: 19
Radical: 艸
Components: 口 • 汁 • 艾 • 木 • 品
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 澡

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 83 entries that include this kanji.

藻類

そうるい

seaweed

藻

も

algae

水雲

もずく

mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)

藻塩

もしお

seaweed salt

藻塩草

もしおぐさ

seaweed used in making salt

藻菌類

そうきんるい

algal fungi

藻屑

もくず

scraps of seaweed

藻屑蟹

もくずがに

Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica)

藻場

もば

seaweed bed

藻掻く

もがく

to act frantically

藻草

もぐさ

water plant

蛻

もぬけ

shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この池には藻が多い。

There is a lot of aquatic vegetation in this pond.

岩に緑の藻が付いている。

Green algae are clinging to the rock.

金魚鉢に藻を入れた。

I put aquatic plants in the goldfish bowl.

浜辺に藻が打ち上げられていた。

Seaweed had washed up on the shore.

藻が水面を覆っている。

Aquatic plants are covering the water's surface.