穀
穀 — Cereals
cereals, grain
On’yomiコク (koku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 穀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穀物 | こくもつ kokumotsu | grain; cereal; corn |
| 米穀 | べいこく beikoku | rice |
| 穀倉 | こくそう kokusou | granary |
| 雑穀 | ざっこく zakkoku | assorted grains; cereals; millet |
| 穀類 | こくるい kokurui | grains |
Study notes
穀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1744 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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