Word Meaning 草葉の陰

くさばのかげ kusaba no kage

草葉の陰 is read as くさばのかげ (kusaba no kage) and means under the sod.

Meaning

English

under the sod
one's grave
the other world

Reading

Kana

くさばのかげ

Romaji

kusaba no kage

Writing Variants

草場の影 くさばのかげ kusaba no kage

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 120967 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

葉陰

はかげ

shadow of a leaf or tree

草葉

くさば

blades of grass

草の葉

くさのは

blade of grass

車葉衝羽根草

くるまばつくばねそう

Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)

両葉草

もろはぐさ

Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)

車葉草

くるまばそう

sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata)

草履

ぞうり

zori

草稿

そうこう

notes

草案

そうあん

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

草刈り

くさかり

mowing

草創

そうそう

beginning

草笛

くさぶえ

reed pipe