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草
grass · herb · straw
N3On: そうKun: くさ
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The top part (艹) is the radical for 'grass' itself, looking like two bunches of plants. The whole character vividly depicts many blades of grass sprouting from the ground.
'くさ' — Imagine a cow saying 'Coo-SA!' as it eats the GRASS.
Vocabulary
草くさgrass
雑草ざっそうweeds
草花くさばなflowering plants
草木くさきplants and trees
草原そうげんgrassland
Example Sentences
庭に雑草が生えてきました。
Weeds have started growing in the garden.
草原でピクニックをしました。
We had a picnic in the grassland.
この公園には草がたくさんあります。
This park has a lot of grass.
道端にきれいな草花が咲いています。
Beautiful flowering plants are blooming by the roadside.