Meaning
穂 (ほ, ho) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “ear (of plant), head (of plant)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
麦の 穂が 金色に 輝いています
The ear of wheat shines golden.
穂積重道：穂積重遠の子。
Shigemichi HOZUMI: He was a son of Shigeto HOZUMI.「
ホ」は稲穂の「穂」である。
Ho' signifies rice.
話の 接ぎ 穂がなくて 困った。
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
実るほど 頭のさがる 稲穂かな。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
実るほど 頭を 垂れる 稲穂かな。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
実るほど 頭の 下がる 稲穂かな。
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
穴穂部間人媛の再婚相手、厩戸の義父。
He was the person who remarried with Anahobe no hashihitohime, and a father in law of Prince Umayado.
『清少納言旁註』『枕草紙拾穂抄』とも。
The book is also called "Sei Shonagon Bochu" (Marginal Notes on Sei Shonagon) or "Makura no Soshi Shuhosho" (The Commentary on The Pillow Book).
穴穂部皇子は楼から落ちて隣家へ走り入った。
Prince Anahobe fell down from the tower and ran into the next house.
この段では、実際の赤穂事件を示唆する文言がある。
Some words which suggest the actual Ako Incident are used in this section.
このため炊屋姫と馬子は穴穂部皇子を深く恨むようになった。
Because of this situation, Kashikiya-hime and Umako started to bear a grudge against Prince Anahobe.