Word Meaning 山草

やまぐさ yamagusa

山草 is read as やまぐさ (yamagusa) and means Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves).

Meaning

English

  1. Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
  2. mountain grass
  3. mountain weed
  4. mountain plant

Reading

Kana

やまぐさ

Romaji

yamagusa

Writing Variants

  • 山草 さんそう sansou
  • 山草 やまくさ yamakusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 106182 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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山野草

さんやそう

wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)

山川草木

さんせんそうもく

nature

深山小米草

みやまこごめぐさ

Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

さんろ

mountain path

山吹

やまぶき

gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

山形

やまがた

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)