藻
Mnemonic
A fierce storm batters the coast, churning the ocean into chaos. A flock of birds descends on the rocky shore, pecking at what looks like grass washed up in tangled heaps. It's not grass at all—it's seaweed, ripped from the ocean floor and flung ashore by the waves.
Additional thoughts
Picture the storm as the force that uproots the seaweed, the flock of birds as eager scavengers picking through it, and the grass radical on top reminding you it's still a plant—just an underwater one.Quick recall
A storm flings ocean plants ashore, a flock of birds pecks at the grass-like seaweed.Details
The keyword for 藻 is seaweed. This kanji refers to aquatic plants that grow in water, including both freshwater and marine varieties such as algae and other water vegetation. It broadly encompasses any plant life found submerged or floating in bodies of water. The character is also used more figuratively in literary contexts to refer to elegant or ornamental language and rhetorical flourishes.
- On'yomi
- そう
- Kun'yomi
- も