Keyword
lawn
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1301
Readings
しば
(99%)
Composed of
blades of grass
archaic の (manly)
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
play; drama
lawn; grass
lawn; sod; turf
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
playhouse; theatre; theater
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
lawn; sod; turf
lawn mowing
theatergoer; someone who likes plays
grass plot
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
artificial grass (lawn)
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
provincial theatrical performance
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
moss phlox (Phlox subulata); moss pink
play put on in a village; play put on by villagers
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum); reishi mushroom
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
roadside grass; roadside weeds; guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love); guidepost; Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
Korean lawn grass
lawn mowing
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; talented; virtuous
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
Chinese sesame paste
lawn grass for cold areas
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
fairy play; pantomime
comedy; burlesque
burning grass in spring (to kill insects)
burning grass in spring (to kill insects)
Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
Psilocybe subcaerulipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
scotch bonnet (Marasmius oreades); fairy ring mushroom; fairy ring champignon
Examples (55 in total)
This drama consists of just two short scenes.
What kind of play is it?
Once in a while, I visit the theater.