Kanji

芝

芝

turf, lawn

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しば

Nanori (Name Reading)

し, しく, しげ, しば, ふさ

Common Readings

しば

Example sentences

芝居 しばい
彼女 の 泣き真似 は ただ の 芝居 だ 。

Her crying is just an act.

幕 まく
芝居 の 幕 が 下りた 。

The play's curtain came down.

芝生 しばふ
天気 が 良かった ので 、 公園 の 芝生 に 座って 本 を 読んだ 。

Since the weather was good, I sat on the lawn in the park and read a book.

木陰 こかげ
公園 の ベンチ より も 、 木陰 の 芝生 の 方 が 涼しい 。

The grass in the shade of the trees is cooler than the park benches.

芝 しば
庭 の 芝 を きれいに 手入れした 。

I beautifully maintained the lawn in the garden.

猿芝居 さるしばい
彼 の 説明 は ただ の 猿芝居 に 過ぎなかった

His explanation was nothing more than a shallow act.

Example Vocabulary

芝居

しばい

play; drama; acting

芝生

しばふ

lawn; grass plot

芝

しば

lawn; grass; sod

芝居がかる

しばいがかる

小芝居

こしばい

一芝居

ひとしばい

紙芝居

かみしばい

猿芝居

さるしばい

bad acting; transparent trick

一人芝居

ひとりしばい

芝居を打つ

しばいをうつ

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