茅
茅 — Miscanthus reed
miscanthus reed
On’yomiボウ (bou)
On’yomiミョウ (myou)
Kun’yomiかや (kaya)
Kun’yomiちがや (chigaya)
Stroke order (8 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 茅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茅 | かや kaya | grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching |
| 茅場 | かやば kayaba | hayfield; field of miscanthus |
Study notes
茅 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1895 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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