Entry
  1. Noun

    written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)

  2. a text written entirely in kana

  3. graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)

  4. notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)

  5. rough draft

Also written 草子【そうし】、双紙【そうし】、冊子【そうし】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

Kun
くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
On
ソウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
967 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

そ、や

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-6SKIP code
3k6.13The Kanji Dictionary
4440.6Four corner code
1955deroo
8349Unicode hex code
1-33-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3939Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5032New Nelson (John Haig)
2263New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2813Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
224Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
238Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
705A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
934Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
118Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30945PMorohashi
162A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
249Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
249Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106sakade
865Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
57henshall3
77Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
652Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
229Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cao3Pinyin reading
choKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

paper

Kun
かみ
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
559 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
6a4.4The Kanji Dictionary
2294.0Four corner code
2756deroo
7d19Unicode hex code
1-27-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3510Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4455New Nelson (John Haig)
1302New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1654Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
879Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1197Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1829Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1971Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
501A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
362Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27293Morohashi
132A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
180Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
180Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
85sakade
236Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
148henshall3
194Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
456crowley
243Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1517Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1846Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level