Japanese Kanji
莘shin
long · numerous · marsh plant whose root is used for medicine
Extended kanji · 10 strokes
Long, numerous, marsh plant whose root is used for medicine.
莘 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese names and specialised writing. With 10 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.
Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.