Word Meaning 山草

やまくさ yamakusa

山草 is read as やまくさ (yamakusa) 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

やまくさ

Romaji

yamakusa

Writing Variants

  • 山草 さんそう sansou
  • 山草 やまぐさ yamagusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 107381 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)

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山路

やまじ

mountain path

山形

やまがた

Yamagata (city, prefecture)

山陽

さんよう

south side of a mountain

山猫

やまねこ

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

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)

山積み

やまづみ

huge mound