Illustration: At the edge of a mature rice field, a farmer supports one heavy rice head on an open palm while a child bends close to inspect it. The slender stem remains attached to the plant, and the branching cluster of plump grains curves downward clearly above the farmer's fingers.

穂ほ

ear of grain, seed head

Example sentences

田たんぼの稲いねに穂ほが出始ではじめた。
The rice plants in the field have started to produce heads of grain.
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麦むぎの穂ほが風かぜに揺ゆれている。
The heads of wheat are swaying in the wind.
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子こどもが麦むぎの穂ほを一本拾いっぽんひろった。
A child picked up a head of wheat.
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Kanji in 穂

穂ear; ear (grain)OnスイKunほ

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