草取(くさと)り

くさとり
noun
weeding
1. weeding
the activity of removing unwanted plants (weeds) from a garden or field
草取(くさと)りをする。
To do the weeding.
庭(にわ)の草取(くさと)りは腰(こし)が痛(いた)くなる。
Weeding the garden makes my back hurt.
夏(なつ)は草取(くさと)りが大変(たいへん)だ。
Weeding is hard work in summer.
畑(はたけ)の草取(くさと)りを手伝(てつだ)った。
I helped with weeding the field.

草取(くさと)り refers to the chore of pulling weeds from a garden, yard, or field. A very common activity in Japanese households, especially during the warm months when weeds grow rapidly.

FORMATION:
草(くさ) (grass/weeds) + 取(と)り (taking/removing, from 取(と)る).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 草取(くさと)りをする: to do weeding
  • 庭(にわ)の草取(くさと)り: weeding the garden
  • 畑(はたけ)の草取(くさと)り: weeding the field
  • 草取(くさと)り鎌(がま): weeding sickle

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 草取(くさと)り: weeding (standard)
  • 草(くさ)むしり: weeding (more colloquial — from むしる, to pluck)
  • 除草(じょそう): weeding/herbicide application (formal/technical)

RELATED GARDENING CHORES:

  • 芝刈(しばか)り: lawn mowing
  • 水(みず)やり: watering
  • 落(お)ち葉(ば)かき: raking fallen leaves
  • 剪定(せんてい): pruning

Related Words

Related: 芝刈(しばか)り (lawn mowing)
Synonym: 草(くさ)むしり (weeding (colloquial))
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Added 2026.1.27 19:33 · Revised 2026.4.20 17:21
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