Word Meaning 道草

みちくさ michikusa

道草 is read as みちくさ (michikusa) and means loitering on the way.

Meaning

English

loitering on the way
wayside grass

Reading

Kana

みちくさ

Romaji

michikusa

Writing Variants

路草みちくさ michikusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14803 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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道草を食う

みちくさをくう

to loiter (on the way)

道具

どうぐ

furniture

道路

どうろ

road

道化

どうけ

clown

道議会

どうぎかい

Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly

道交法

どうこうほう

Road Traffic Act

道連れ

みちづれ

taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death)

海草

かいそう

seaweed

草

くさ

ninja

雑草

ざっそう

weed

野草

やそう

wild grasses

水草

みずくさ

water plant

Example Sentences

帰り道で道草するんじゃないのよ。

Don't play around too much after school.

帰り道で道草を食うんじゃないよ。

Don't fool around on your way home.

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