苗

なえ
nae

rice seedling

What does 苗 mean?

苗 is a Japanese noun meaning “rice seedling” in English. It is written as 苗 in kanji, なえ in hiragana, and nae in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は種からトマトの苗を育てた。

He raised tomato plants from seed.

Words sharing kanji with 苗

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