雑草

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Japanese

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 雑草 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ざつ > ざっ
Grade: 5
そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
雜草 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ざっ)(そう) (zassōざつさう (zatusau)?

  1. weeds (unwanted plants)
    (にわ)(ざっ)(そう)()
    niwa no zassō o nuku
    to weed the garden
    • 1991 July 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “(むし)(むし)(くさ)(くさ)(まき) [Insects Are Only Insects, Grasses Are Only Grasses]”, in 虹色とうがらし(NIJI-IRO TOHGARASHI) [Rainbow-Colored Peppers], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 48:
      (むし)(むし)(くさ)(くさ)だろ。
      Mushi wa mushi, kusa wa kusa daro.
      Insects are only insects, grasses are only grasses.
      え。
      E.
      Huh?
      (がい)(ちゅう)(ざっ)(そう)(にん)(げん)(かっ)()()(ごう)(ぶん)(るい)されたもんだろ。
      Gaichū mo zassō mo ningen no katte na tsugō de bunruisareta mon daro.
      Putting them into categories like pests or weeds is just one of people’s arbitrary means.