苗 seedling, sapling, shoot 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1713 in newspapers Readings Onビョウ、ミョウ Kunなえ、なわ- In Chinese 苗 Words written with it 苗 なえ seedling N1 苗字 みょうじ surname N2 苗木 なえぎ seedling 種苗 しゅびょう seeds and seedlings 早苗 さなえ rice seedling 苗床 なえどこ seedbed 育苗 いくびょう raising seedlings