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艸 means 'grass'

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Strokes : 6    Radical number: 140    Frequency: 2794   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 1 word   Used in 3 words   Used in 76 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
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Additional readings
On    ソウ
Kun    くさ grass, plants, grass radical (no. 140)
Variants
艹   ⻀   卝   艹   䒑  
Notes
Study the patterns in the grass, including all the times this radical teams up with the 'water' radical. You'll learn to tell whether or not 艹 is an on-duty radical by observing its position in a character.
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noun
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140)  (see also: 草冠; e.g. top of 艾)
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艸
grass   
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