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穂 means 'ear (of a plant)'
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On
スイ
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Name お こう のり ほい
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How do a cattail, calligraphy pen, and fishing rod relate to 穂? When an ear of rice hangs low, what does that figuratively mean in Japan? How about a grafted plant? Which name for Japan means 'Land of Abundant Rice'? Why would a faucet be compared to a rice plant on Amazon? Which French painting related to grain is famous in Japan? Read the essay to find all these answers and more!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 穂 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 穂 is used 34 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ほ
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noun
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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noun
1. first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season2. offering (to the gods)
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An additional 2 less common words include 穂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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