稲 – rice plant

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1038 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 稲 means rice plant. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ、テ (tou, te); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いね、いな- (ine, ina). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
On’yomi	テ	te
Kun’yomi	いね	ine
Kun’yomi	いな-	ina

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 禾 (Kangxi radical 115). Components: ｜・禾・爪・日.

Words using 稲

稲いねrice plant (Oryza sativa)稲光いなびかり(flash of) lightning

Example sentences

稲は雨の多い地域で作られる。

Rice is grown in rainy regions.

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そのジェット機は稲光より速かった。

Those jets were faster than lightning.

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Kanji with the same radical

私税移種程科積秋秀秘称秒稼秩稿穏

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