草
grass · weeds · herbs · pasture · write · draft
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
top-bottom: grass + 早
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of grass and early. Grass growing early.
Symbolism
Grass, grassland, plant. Represents grass.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Walking through grassland
Seasonal
Grass flourishing from spring to summer symbolizes seasonal change. "Kusamoe" (grass sprouting) is a seasonal word for young grass in early spring.
Games
ピクミン
Pikmin(2001)
Developer: Nintendo
Action strategy using Pikmin born from 'grass.'
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Four-Character Compounds
浮草稼業
うきくさかぎょう
precarious trade; unstable occupation; itinerant trade; precarious trade
草根木皮
そうこんもくひ
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine; roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
山川草木
さんせんそうもく
nature; natural scenery; nature
一木一草
いちぼくいっそう
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place); a single tree or blade of grass
魯魚章草
ろぎょしょうそう
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word; miswriting a word
打草驚蛇
だそうきょうだ
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake; prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble
Proverbs & Idioms
草の根を分けても
くさのねをわけても
Even if you have to search through the grass roots
To search thoroughly
Poetry
吹くからに 秋の草木の しをるれば むべ山風を 嵐といふらむ
Poem #22 from Hyakunin Isshu
山里は 冬ぞさびしさ まさりける 人めも草も かれぬと思へば
Poem #28 from Hyakunin Isshu
かくとだに えやはいぶきの さしも草 さしも知らじな もゆる思ひを
Poem #51 from Hyakunin Isshu