Meanings
Noun
1. ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike
2. point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head
3. crest (of a wave)
4. scion (in grafting)
Alt. forms
Kanji used
head of a plant
Pitch accent
Top 14000
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
fresh, young ears of rice
waving heads (of grain)
first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
rows of grain thrusting upright
to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation
Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
Thelypteris acuminata (species of fern)