# 穂 — Head Of Plant

Frequency rank 1352 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 邦 (Home Country), less common than 汗 (Sweat).

- On’yomi: すい
- Kun’yomi: ほ
- Radical: 禾 Grain (Kangxi 115)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Grain on the left, with a tent sheltering a heart on the right — the grain's tender heart sheltered under a tent is the precious head of the plant.

In words:

- 穂 ほ — ear (of plant);head (of plant)

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