Japanese

くさ
Meaning: grass; weed
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

草

Example sentences

Sit on the grass in the park.
庭に草がたくさん生えている。
A lot of grass is growing in the garden.
羊の群れが草原でのんびりと草を食べている。
A flock of sheep is leisurely eating grass in the meadow.
朝、草の葉に露が降りていた。
In the morning, dew had fallen on the blades of grass.
牧場では一頭の馬がのんびりと草を食べている。
A horse is leisurely eating grass at the ranch.
山の牧場で山羊が草を食べている。
Goats are eating grass at the mountain pasture.
牛がのんびりと草を食んでいる。
The cows are leisurely grazing on the grass.
秋風が吹き、蘆辺の草が静かに揺れている。
The autumn wind is blowing, and the grass on the reed-grown shore is quietly swaying.

Usage Notes

General term for non-woody plants. On the internet, it can also mean 'lol' because 'www' looks like grass.

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