Word Meaning 木賊

とくさ tokusa

木賊 is read as とくさ (tokusa) and means scouring rushes.

Meaning

English

scouring rushes
Equisetum hyemale
common horsetail

Reading

Kana

とくさ

Romaji

tokusa

Writing Variants

砥草とくさ tokusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 134873 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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木賊板

とくさいた

thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.)

木賊葺き

とくさぶき

shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles

木刀

ぼくとう

wooden sword

木の芽

きのめ

bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

木陰

こかげ

shade of tree

木彫り

きぼり

wood carving

木彫

もくちょう

wood carving

木製

もくせい

wooden

木辺派

きべは

Kibe sect (of Shin Buddhism)

木製品

もくせいひん

wooden products

木標

もくひょう

wooden guidepost

木造建築士

もくぞうけんちくし

registered architect with a license for wood construction