Word Meaning 食草

しょくそう shokusou

食草 is read as しょくそう (shokusou) and means edible grass (for insects).

Meaning

English

edible grass (for insects)
larval food plant

Reading

Kana

しょくそう

Romaji

shokusou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 119038 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

草食

そうしょく

herbivorous

草食男子

そうしょくだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草食動物

そうしょくどうぶつ

herbivore

草食性

そうしょくせい

herbivorous

草食系男子

そうしょくけいだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草食系

そうしょくけい

man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women

草食獣

そうしょくじゅう

herbivore

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)