The kanji 草 represents "grass," "weeds," or "herb." It generally refers to plants that grow low to the ground and are not woody like trees. It can also figuratively represent something that is common, trivial, or easy to do.

・On-yomi (音読み): ソウ (sō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): くさ (kusa)

⚫︎雑草 (zassō) Translation: weeds ⚫︎草花 (kusabana) Translation: flowering plants; flowers and grass ⚫︎草野球 (kusayakyuu) Translation: amateur baseball

The kanji 草 is a pictograph. It depicts three or more stalks of grass growing from the ground. The shape of the character has evolved over time, but the original intent was to visually represent the concept of grass or plants. It is related to the radical 艸 (kusa), which is a component used in many kanji related to plants and vegetation.