Japanese Kanji
艸sou
grass · plants · grass radical (no. 140)
Extended kanji · 6 strokes
Grass, plants, grass radical (no. 140).
艸 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese personal names and specialised writing. With 6 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.
Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.