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稲

稲·rice plant

On-yomi
トウ
Kun-yomi
いねいな

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

14 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
稲いねrice plant
稲妻いなずまlightning
稲作いなさくrice cultivation
水稲すいとうpaddy rice

Example sentences

  1. 秋になって稲が黄色くなった。

    あきになっていねがきいろくなった。

    Autumn came and the rice plants turned yellow.

  2. 稲妻が夜空を走った。

    いなずまがよぞらをはしった。

    Lightning streaked across the night sky.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • 稲 shifts to いな before another element: 稲妻 いなずま, 稲作 いなさく, 稲穂 いなほ
  • Reading 水稲 as すいいね — the on-reading is トウ, giving すいとう

Memory aid

Picture it

The grain radical 禾 beside a hand over a mortar: rice still standing in the field, about to be gathered.

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