| 653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1036 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1050 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1434 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1373 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 928 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 952 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 968 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1087 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1951 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14796P | Morohashi |
| 931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2664 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1932 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2082 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 708 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桜花 【オウカ】 cherry blossom
- 桜花学園大学 【オウカガクエンダイガク】 Ohkagakuen University
- 観桜 【カンオウ】 cherry blossom viewing
Kun reading compounds
- 桜 【さくら】 cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat
- 桜花 【おうか】 cherry blossom
- 左近の桜 【さこんのさくら】 cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 ろう
- Korean:
- aeng
Spanish
- cerezo
- flor de cerezo
Portuguese
- cerejeira
French
- cerisier du Japon
| 1869 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4994.4 | Four corner code |
| 4294.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 685c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |