くさ
Meanings
Noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja
Prefix
3. not genuine; substandard
Expression
Internet slang
4. LOL; haha
multiple repetitions of "w" ("LOL") resembles grass: wwwwww
Kanji used
grass
Pitch accent
Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (102 in total)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
plants; vegetation
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
grassland; meadow
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
loitering on the way; wayside grass
people; populace
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
green grass; young (fresh) grass
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
vine; creeper
hay; dry grass
grass-lot baseball
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
summer grass
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
green grass
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
hay; dry grass
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
hay; dry grass
lawn; sod; turf
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
covered with weeds
vine; creeper
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
white Dutch clover
blade of grass
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
thatched hut
thatched roof
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
variety of plants; various herbs
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
rice plant's height
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
amateur race; unofficial race
covered with weeds
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
trees and grass; vegetation
pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)
hay-meadow commons; place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit
local horse race
cat grass (often Avena sativa); catgrass
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
short plants for flower arrangements
Metaplexis japonica
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)
patch of plants or shrubs (e.g. on a steep rocky surface)
I can't help but laugh; I have to laugh at this
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
covered with weeds
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
dicentra (Dicentra peregrina)
love grass (Eragrostis ferruginea); bay grass
Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus)
grass-blade patterns in crystal
last year's grass; dead grass
shitcoin (cryptocurrency with little to no value)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
green lacewing (esp. species Chrysopa intima)
ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
Asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica); centella; gotu kola; Indian pennywort
tufted vetch (Vicia cracca); cow vetch
grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles)
Rubus hirsutus (species of raspberry)
Ptilophora subcostata (species of red alga)
dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica); (Japanese) flowering quince; Maule's quince; japonica
Gelidium japonicum (species of seaweed)
Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Chinese asparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis)
the people; the public; citizenry
grass mixed with mud to construct walls; Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)
Kusatsu Station (Shiga)
Kusano Station (Hyōgo)
Examples (27 in total)
There is frost on the grass.
Horses eat grass.
The cows are eating grass.