草 Grass

Meaning

Primary

Grass

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

くさ

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it uses the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 草の〜

  草のかおり

  the smell of grass

  草のにおい

  the smell of grass

• 草が〜

  草がはえる

  the grass grows

  草がなくなる

  the grass disappears

  草がのびる

  the grass gets longer

• 草を〜

  草をたべる

  to eat grass

  草をむしる

  to weed the grass

Context Sentences

ここは草ばかりだ。

There's nothing but grass around here.

草の手入れは中々めんどくさいです。

Taking care of grass is quite a pain.

牛は草の他にも米などをたべますよ。

Other than grass, cows eat rice and things like that.

Kanji Composition

1. 草

   くさ Grass