禾穀

禾穀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禾	穀
か Jinmeiyō	こく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 禾穀

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かこく [kàkókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

禾穀 (hiragana かこく, rōmaji kakoku, historical hiragana くわこく)

1. grains
2. rice plant

Synonyms

• (grains): 穀類 (こくるい) (kokurui)
• (rice plant): 稲 (いね) (ine)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9