| 穂 | meaning | 'ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)' |
| onyomi | スイ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 刈り穂 | かりほ | harvested grain, harvested rice ears |
| 刈穂 | かりほ | harvested grain, harvested rice ears |
| 垂り穂 | たりほ | drooping ears (of grain) |
| 瑞穂の国 | みずほのくに | Japan, the Land of Abundant Rice |
| 稲穂 | いなほ | ear (head) of rice |
| 穂 | ほ | ear (of plant); point; scion (in grafting), cion |
| 穂先 | ほさき | ear (e.g. of wheat); tip (e.g. of brush or spear) |
| 花穂 | かすい | spike |
| 落ち穂拾い | おちぼひろい | act of picking up crop left after harvesting, name of painting by Millet |
| 黒穂 | くろほ, くろぼ | smut |
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