Word Meaning 干し草

ほしくさ hoshikusa

干し草 is read as ほしくさ (hoshikusa) and means hay.

Meaning

English

  1. hay
  2. dry grass

Reading

Kana

ほしくさ

Romaji

hoshikusa

Writing Variants

  • 乾し草 ほしくさ hoshikusa
  • 乾し草 ほしぐさ hoshigusa
  • 乾草 ほしくさ hoshikusa
  • 乾草 ほしぐさ hoshigusa
  • 干し草 ほしぐさ hoshigusa
  • 干草 ほしくさ hoshikusa
  • 干草 ほしぐさ hoshigusa

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 145154 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干支

えと

12-year Chinese zodiac

干満

かんまん

ebb and flow

干る

ひる

to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

干物女

ひものおんな

young woman who has given up on love

干し場

ほしば

drying place

干し首

ほしくび

shrunken head

干物

ひもの

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

干し物

ほしもの

things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

干死ぬ

ひしぬ

to starve to death

Example Sentences

4

Hay is for horses.

Is this hay or straw?

The farmer pitched the hay onto the wagon.

It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.