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苗 means 'seedling'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1645   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-27    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 29 words   Used in 430 names   Component in 8 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ビョウ
Kun
   なわ-   なえ seedling
Additional readings
On    ミョウ
Name    ねい   のら   みう   みつ
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 苗 - click the badge to download
Find out about the literal side of 苗 (e.g., all that happens before rice seedlings go into paddies) and the figurative aspects of 苗 (e.g., when the "seedlings" of a culture bear delicious fruits). See how seedlings played key roles in "The Mutiny on the Bounty" and in one Nobel Peace Prize winner's work. Also discover why 苗 can mean "Hmong" and how it relates to smallpox.
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Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  田 rice field  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 苗 is used 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 苗 is used 24 times, read 4 ways.
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ビョウ : 8 words FIND ALL
し ゅ び ょ う 0
Most common form: しゅびょう
noun
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
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ミョウ : 3 words FIND ALL
と う み ょ う 0
noun
pea sprouts  (food term; originally from Chinese 'dòumiáo')
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なえ : 9 words FIND ALL
な え 1
noun
seedling
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なわ- (read as なわ) : 4 words FIND ALL
な わ し ろ 0
noun
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
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An additional 5 less common words include 苗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1740  Joy o' Kanji : 1740  Key to Kanji: - 

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苗
ビョウ   なわ-    なえ seedling   
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艹
grass   
田
デン   た rice field   
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