Kanji

turf, lawn

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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.

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.

しば
庭の芝をきれいに手入れした。

I beautifully maintained the lawn in the garden.

芝居がかる しばいがかる
彼の口調は少し芝居がかっている。

His tone sounds a little theatrical.

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.

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