Keyword
grass
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig238
Readings
くさ
(47%)
そう
(29%)
ぐさ
(20%)
ぞう
(1%)
Composed of
blades of grass
early
Used in vocabulary (715 in total)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
plants; vegetation
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
medicinal herb
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
flower; flowering plant
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
herb; fragrant grass
grassland; meadow
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
straw sandals
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
loitering on the way; wayside grass
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
poisonous plant
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
people; populace
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
pasture; grass
bright green; chartreuse green
notes; draft; manuscript
mowing; mower
green grass; young (fresh) grass
pasture; grassland; meadow
hay; dry grass
vine; creeper
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
summer grass
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
blades of grass
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
laughingstock
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
tobacco shop; tobacconist
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
thatched hut
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
green grass
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
arabesque; scrollwork
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
article for pawning
cigarette; cigar
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
grassy; weedy
miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
lawn; sod; turf
covered with weeds
hay; dry grass
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort; mugwort rice cake
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
plants; medicinal herbs
perennial plant
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
hay; dry grass
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
vine; creeper
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
to complete one's journey
to draft; to write a rough copy
commoner; humble subject; private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period; grassy place; bush
grassy field; grassland; meadow
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
nature; natural scenery
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
liquorice; licorice
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
blade of grass
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
seven vernal flowers (Java water dropwort, shepherd's purse, Jersey cudweed, common chickweed, Japanese nipplewort, turnip, and daikon)
shredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
rubber thongs; rubber flip-flops
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
grassy field; grassland; meadow
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
Roger's bronze leaf
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book)
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
servant in charge of footwear
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
dyeing with vegetable dyes
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
annual; annual plant
water plant; seaweed; algae
beginning; inauguration
hookah; shishah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
thatched hut
herbivorous; graminivorous
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
fodder (for horses or cows); hay; feed
herbaceous plant; herb
cigarette; cigar
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
covered with weeds
green grass; verdure
hay; dry grass
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
thatched roof
amateur sumo wrestling
rice plant's height
indoor sandals; slippers
picking herbs and wildflowers (esp. early spring)
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
variety of plants; various herbs
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
Hypericum erectum (species of St. John's wort)
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis); grass bacillus
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
Steppe Route (precursor to the Silk Road)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
smoking in bed
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
fragrant herb
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift
amateur race; unofficial race
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed); dried nori; dried laver
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
to get tired of waiting
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
wood louse; wood lice; slater
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
(page) filler
white Dutch clover
Aleutian ragwort (Senecio cannabifolius)
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)
Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
hay; dry grass
campanula; bellflower
lovesickness
Kusatsu Station (Shiga)
smoking while walking
chewing tobacco
wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)
grass roots
grassy field; grassland; meadow
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
trees and grass; vegetation
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
gypsy rose (Scabiosa japonica); gipsy rose; scabiosa
picking herbs and wildflowers
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book)
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
nodding anemone (Anemone cernua); (arch.) chrysanthemum; (arch.) pine
hay-meadow commons; place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco
Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
autumn; fall; withering of the grass
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
local horse race
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
cat grass (often Avena sativa); catgrass
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
red seabroom (Digenea simplex); dewormer made from red seabroom, licorice and rhubarb
marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula); plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria); northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)
Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
fringed orchid (Pecteilis radiata); white egret flower; sagiso
I can't help but laugh; I have to laugh at this
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
daylily (any flower of the family Hemerocallis); day lily
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
to search every square inch; to search high and low
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant)
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
lawn marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
kanazōshi; early Edo-period genre written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji, primarily intended for women and children
electronic cigarette; e-cigarette
common kochia (Bassia scoparia); burning bush; summer cypress
large-flowered lady's slipper (Cypripedium macranthos var. speciosum)
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
Chelidonium japonicum (species of poppy)
tobacco tax; cigarette tax
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
light greenish-blue
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
tobacco field; tobacco patch
chewing tobacco
herbaceous peat
love grass (Eragrostis ferruginea); bay grass
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)
Trillium smallii (species of trillium)
marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
grass skiing
dicentra (Dicentra peregrina)
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum)
herbal medicine
Metaplexis japonica
waste of effort; thankless task
waste of effort; thankless task
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
plume poppy (Macleaya cordata); tree celandine
short plants for flower arrangements
evening primrose; fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta)
arabesque; scrollwork
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
kanazōshi; early Edo-period genre written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji, primarily intended for women and children
Ptilophora subcostata (species of red alga)
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla); silverbeet
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)
Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis); carpet box; Japanese spurge
biennial; biennial plant
common thyme (Thymus vulgaris); garden thyme
pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens); red salvia
Trigonotis peduncularis (species of wild herb)
yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
cat's whiskers (Cleome gynandra)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
Aconitum loczyanum (monkshood species)
crudely made zori with straw fastenings
The Grass Is Singing (novel by Doris Lessing)
to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire; (lit.) to wear two pairs of straw sandals
cursive form of man'yōgana; man'yōgana written in sōsho style
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
Siberian yarrow (Achillea sibirica); achillea
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
geranium (any plant of genus Geranium)
patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)
houseleek (any plant species of genus Sempervivum)
patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad
tobacco money; money to buy a pack of cigarettes
nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre)
seaweed used in making salt; anthology
printed, semi-cursive, and cursive scripts
coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade
crouched walk treading on hands for stealth used by ninja
shield sundew (Drosera peltata); pale sundew
being engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats; having two irons in the fire; (lit.) two pairs of straw sandals
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco
to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
Siberian yarrow (Achillea sibirica); achillea
Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
covered with weeds
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
Sanguisorba hakusanensis
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake
Clematis stans (buttercup species)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
loitering on the way; wayside grass
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
heated tobacco product; heat-not-burn tobacco product; electrically heated smoking
Angelica keiskei (species of angelica, a herb of the parsley family)
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort; mugwort rice cake
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
red seabroom (Digenea simplex); dewormer made from red seabroom, licorice and rhubarb
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
an old woman's gray hair
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
soft windflower (Anemone flaccida)
ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii); Japanese artichoke; chorogi
nodding anemone (Anemone cernua); (arch.) chrysanthemum; (arch.) pine
campanula; bellflower
liquorice; licorice
green lacewing (esp. species Chrysopa intima)
green lacewing (esp. species Chrysopa intima)
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
red clover (Trifolium pratense); purple clover
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; stink bug; shield bug
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco
hurried; hasty; busy; precipitate; sudden; abrupt
scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla); silverbeet
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla); silverbeet
white false hellebore (Veratrum oxysepalum)
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso); tawny daylily
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
lawn marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)
Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
birthwort (Aristolochia debilis)
birthwort (Aristolochia debilis)
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica); golden poppy
yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)
ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum)
to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire; (lit.) to wear two pairs of straw sandals
to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire; (lit.) to wear two pairs of straw sandals
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
plume poppy (Macleaya cordata); tree celandine
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina)
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus, esp. Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus); birdsfoot trefoil
Arisaema urashima (species of cobra lily)
grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles)
lucky grass
Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
lace-leaf plant (Ouvirandra fenestralis, Aponogeton madagascariensis); lattice-leaf plant
tufted vetch (Vicia cracca); cow vetch
Rubus hirsutus (species of raspberry)
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
eyebright (Euphrasia sp.)
Scutellaria indica (species of skullcap)
common thyme (Thymus vulgaris); garden thyme
Pyrolaceae (family of evergreen perennial herbs)
running and cursive scripts
touch-me-not (Impatiens textori); jewelweed
touch-me-not (Impatiens textori); jewelweed
large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
hitoegusa (Monostroma nitidum)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf
Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus)
being engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats; having two irons in the fire; (lit.) two pairs of straw sandals
Arisaema serratum (species of jack-in-the-pulpit)
Anemone nikoensis (species of anemone); ichirinso; poppy anenome
goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)
goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)
coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
Juncaceae (rush family)
Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort
Sophora flavescens
cutting grass for fodder or compost; seaweed collecting
East Asian sage (Salvia japonica)
fairy-tale book
posthumous works
last year's grass; dead grass
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
cigarette with a mouthpiece
spike-eared grass
crystal with grass-blade patterns
crystal with grass-blade patterns
to forfeit a pawned article
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
silvermound (Artemisia schmidtiana); asagiriso
the people; the public; citizenry
straw or hay (laid out in barns for livestock)
straw or hay (laid out in barns for livestock)
cylindrical seat made of straw covered in fabric
cylindrical seat made of straw covered in fabric
grass sickle
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
Fuji dawn (species of violet, Viola mandshurica)
Fuji dawn (species of violet, Viola mandshurica)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
Mitella stylosa (species of miterwort)
Mitella stylosa (species of miterwort)
spider flower (Cleome hassleriana)
grassroots network
herbicide resistance; herbicide resistant
bleeding heart; Dicentra spectabilis
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
rough draft of a book; draft-manuscript book; dummy comic book
thatched hut
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)
Hypericum (plant genus including St. John's worts)
Guttiferales (plant order)
weed suppression (by mulching, etc.)
grass mixed with mud to construct walls; Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
decorated flip-flops (esp. in Okinawa)
Habenaria dentata (species of bog orchid)
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
floral zone; herb zone
high-quality tobacco produced in Kokubu (Kagoshima prefecture)
high-quality tobacco produced in Kokubu (Kagoshima prefecture)
printed, semi-cursive, and cursive styles of writing Chinese characters; three-category system in traditional disciplines: basic, halfway, and transformed
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
mixed cursive-style man'yōgana and hiragana writing
grass jelly (jelly-like Asian dessert)
shitcoin (cryptocurrency with little to no value)
Jesuit publications (16th-17th century)
grass feeding (livestock)
measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; (lit.) go around three times before you take a smoke
measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; (lit.) go around three times before you take a smoke
(in the) midst of the grass; shadow of the grass
manger; crib; trough
valeric acid; pentanoic acid
storybook shop (Edo period); ezōshi shop
Japanese Gynura (Gynura Japonica)
Japanese Gynura (Gynura Japonica)
National Grassland Research Institute
National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science
Kusano Station (Hyōgo)
orpine (any plant of family Crassulaceae, esp. the garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum)
dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica); (Japanese) flowering quince; Maule's quince; japonica
Arabis flagellosa (species of rockcress)
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)
sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)
bowman's root (Veronicastrum sibiricum); Culver's root
bowman's root (Veronicastrum sibiricum); Culver's root
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
Angelica dahurica (species of angelica)
Agelena limbata (species of araneomorph funnel-web spider)
Carex scabrifolia (species of sedge)
Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata)
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)
Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. littorea); tawny daylily
orpine (Hylotelephium telephium)
Sedum bulbiferum (species of stonecrop)
needle stonecrop (Sedum lineare)
Sedum rupifragum (species of stonecrop)
stonecrop (Sedum spp.)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Chinese asparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis)
Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
meadowsweet (Filipendula multijuga)
meadowsweet (Filipendula multijuga)
common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica); common selfheal
pocketbook plant (any plant of genus Calceolaria)
redtop (species of bent grass, Agrostis gigantea)
Mexican fireplant (Euphorbia heterophylla); painted euphorbia; Japanese poinsettia
Mexican fireplant (Euphorbia heterophylla); painted euphorbia; Japanese poinsettia
yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops
Lathyrus quinquenervius (species of vetchling)
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva var. disticha); tawny daylily
Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)
blue spirea (Caryopteris divaricata); blue mist shrub
blue spirea (Caryopteris divaricata); blue mist shrub
Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Pyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica f. variegata); liverleaf
Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)
bastard lupine (Trifolium lupinaster); lupine clover; hop clover; trefoil
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
passion fruit (Passiflora edulis); passionfruit
Actinostemma lobatum (plant of the family Cucurbitaceae)
common glasswort (Salicornia europaea)
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
cudweed (Gnaphalium japonicum)
lesser hop trefoil (Trifolium dubium); suckling clover
hop trefoil (Trifolium campestre); low hop clover
pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)
giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrod
Oxytropis megalantha (species of locoweed)
weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Japanese canopy plant (Paris japonica)
European waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia); pepperwort; water shamrock
Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)
Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)
pogonia (Pogonia japonica)
pogonia (Pogonia japonica)
Platanthera maximowicziana (species of orchid)
Cyrtosia septentrionalis (species of orchid)
Liparis makinoana (species of miniature orchid)
Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)
Leontopodium hayachinense (species of plant related to Edelweiss)
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley
Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)
chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria); gripeweed; shatterstone; stonebreaker; leafflower
Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)
Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)
lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina)
gibbous duckweed (Lemna gibba); swollen duckweed; fat duckweed
Asian watermeal (Wolffia globosa)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
Eranthis pinnatifida
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
Asian lopseed (Phryma leptostachya subsp. asiatica)
Asian lopseed (Phryma leptostachya subsp. asiatica)
Desmarestia tabacoides (species of algae)
Azolla imbricata (species of water fern)
Potentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)
shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
Japanese madder (Pseudopyxis depressa)
Japanese madder (Pseudopyxis depressa)
trailing spurge (Euphorbia humifusa)
trailing spurge (Euphorbia humifusa)
smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma); smooth vetch; lentil vetch
smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma); smooth vetch; lentil vetch
smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma); smooth vetch; lentil vetch
smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma); smooth vetch; lentil vetch
beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada); beach cabbage
Pinguicula ramosa (butterwort species)
great St. Johns wort (Hypericum ascyron); giant St. John's wort
Japanese wintergreen (Chimaphila japonica)
white hellebore (Veratrum stamineum); false hellebore
bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major); greater periwinkle
bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major); greater periwinkle
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper
green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Parnassia foliosa (species of flowering herb)
Cardiandra alternifolia (species of hydrangea)
Veratrum maackii (species of false hellebore)
Indian jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum zeylanicum)
Odaesan woodrush (Luzula plumosa)
chocolate vine (Akebia trifoliata); three leaf akebia
Examples (114 in total)
Why do dogs eat grass?
I laid myself on the grass.
Horses eat grass.