turf, lawn
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- しば
About this kanji
The kanji 芝, pronounced 'しば' in kun'yomi and 'シ' in on'yomi, primarily means 'turf' or 'lawn'. It is often used as a noun rather than a verb. A few common compounds include 芝居 (しばい), which means 'play' and refers to a theatrical performance; 芝生 (しばふ), meaning 'lawn', which describes grassy areas; and 紙芝居 (かみしばい), or 'kamishibai', which is a traditional form of storytelling using illustrated boards. An interesting usage note is that while 芝 often relates to grass and turf, it can also represent cultural concepts related to performance and entertainment.
Example sentences
公園に芝が青々とある。
The grass is lush in the park.
Meanings across languages
- English
- turf, lawn
- Tiếng Việt
- cỏ, thảm cỏ
- 日本語
- しば, こう
- 한국어
- 잔디, 잔
- 中文
- 草坪, 草地
- id
- rumput, taman
- th
- สนามหญ้า, หญ้า
- es
- césped, hierba
- fr
- gazon, pelouse
- de
- Rasen
- pt
- grama, relva
Common compounds
- 芝居play, drama
- 芝生lawn, grass, turf
- 紙芝居kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- 芝草lawn, sod, turf
- 芝居小屋playhouse, theatre, theater
- 平芝sod
- 芝地grass plot
- 霊芝bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum), reishi mushroom
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