芝刈(しばか)り

しばかり
noun
lawn mowing; mowing the grass
daily-life
1. lawn mowing; mowing the grass
the activity of cutting grass in a lawn or yard
週末(しゅうまつ)は芝刈(しばか)りをした。
I mowed the lawn on the weekend.
芝刈(しばか)り機(き)が壊(こわ)れた。
The lawn mower broke.
庭(にわ)の芝刈(しばか)りは大変(たいへん)だ。
Mowing the garden lawn is hard work.
夏(なつ)は芝刈(しばか)りの頻度(ひんど)が増(ふ)える。
The frequency of lawn mowing increases in summer.

Compound of 芝(しば) (lawn grass) + 刈(か)る (to mow, cut).

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Watch out

In the Momotarō story, おじいさんは山(やま)へしばかりに goes to gather firewood: that しばかり is 柴刈(しばか)り (cutting brushwood), not lawn mowing.

Related Words

Related: 草取(くさと)り (weeding)
Related: 草(くさ)むしり (weeding (by hand))
Related: 草刈(くさか)り (mowing grass/weeds)
Related: 水(みず)やり (watering)
Related: 庭(にわ)いじり (gardening)
Related: 水(みず)撒(ま)き (watering)
Homophone: 柴刈(しばか)り (gathering brushwood)
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Added 2026.1.27 19:33 · Revised 2026.9.27 4:58
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