I Love KanjiStart learning
JLPT N4 · Expression

草 (kusa)

草 (くさ, kusa) is a Japanese expression meaning “grass; weed”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
くさ
Romaji
kusa
Word class
Expression
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. grass; weed; herb; thatch · noun
  2. ninja · noun · archaic
  3. marijuana; cannabis · noun · slang
  4. not genuine; substandard · prefix
  5. LOL; haha · expression · net-sl · from multiple repetitions of "w" ("LOL") resembling grass: wwwwww

Example sentences

月には草が生えて無い。
There is no grass on the moon.
Tatoeba #175661

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 草

草
grass, weeds, herbsソウ・くさ・くさ- · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 草.

草履ぞうりzori

Source: JMdict entry 1401910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.