| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老杉 【ロウサン】 old cryptomeria
Kun reading compounds
- 杉 【すぎ】 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 杉戸 【すぎど】 door made of cedar
- 台杉 【だいすぎ】 coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
- 神代杉 【じんだいすぎ】 lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar
Readings
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- cedro
Portuguese
- cedro
French
- cèdre
- cryptomère
| 1467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 910 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2190 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 425 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2033 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1357 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1072 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1027 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 737 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1729 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14452 | Morohashi |
| 832 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1713 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1849 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1136 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1860 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4292.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6749 | Unicode hex code |
vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蔓延 【マンエン】 spread (e.g. of a disease), rampancy, infestation, proliferation, being widespread
- まん延防止 【マンエンボウシ】 semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures
Kun reading compounds
- 蔓延る 【はびこる】 to become overgrown, to grow thick, to spread, to run rampant, to thrive, to prevail, to become powerful
- 蔓 【つる】 vine, bine, tendril, runner, bow, temple arm, sidepiece, lug arm, earpiece, part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear, connections, contacts, influence, financial supporter
- 蔓脚類 【まんきゃくるい】 Cirripedia, barnacles
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2192 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2975 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31784X | Morohashi |
| 5180 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2359 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2445 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k11.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 4440.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8513 | Unicode hex code |