Word Meaning 枯れ草

かれくさ karekusa

枯れ草 is read as かれくさ (karekusa) and means dry grass.

Meaning

English

  1. dry grass
  2. dead grass
  3. hay
  4. withered grass

Reading

Kana

かれくさ

Romaji

karekusa

Writing Variants

  • かれ草 かれくさ karekusa
  • 枯草 かれくさ karekusa
  • 枯草 こそう kosou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24686 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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枯草熱

こそうねつ

hay fever

枯草菌

こそうきん

hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis)

草枯れ

くさがれ

autumn

枯れ木

かれき

dead tree

枯れ葉

かれは

dead leaf

枯れる

かれる

to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

枯死

こし

withering

枯れ枝

かれえだ

dead branch (or twig, etc.)

枯山水

かれさんすい

traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

枯山水

こせんすい

karesansui, traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden

三角草

みすみそう

hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica)

一輪草

いちりんそう

Anemone nikoensis (species of anemone)