野草(やそう)

やそう
noun
wild plant; wild grass; weed
1. wild plant; wild grass; weed
Plants that grow naturally in fields, mountains, and roadsides without being cultivated. Includes both flowers and grasses.
道端(みちばた)に野草(やそう)が咲(さ)いている。
Wild plants are blooming along the roadside.
食(た)べられる野草(やそう)を採(と)りに山(やま)へ行(い)った。
I went to the mountains to pick edible wild plants.
野草(やそう)図鑑(ずかん)を片手(かたて)に散歩(さんぽ)すると、足元(あしもと)の植物(しょくぶつ)にも目(め)が行(い)くようになる。
When you take a walk with a wild plant field guide in hand, you start noticing the plants at your feet.

A neutral term for uncultivated plants growing in the wild. Unlike 雑草(ざっそう) (weeds), which has a negative nuance of unwanted plants, 野草(やそう) is more neutral or positive, treating these plants as worthy of interest.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 野草(やそう)を摘(つ)む (to pick wild plants)
  • 食用(しょくよう)野草(やそう) (edible wild plants)
  • 野草(やそう)図鑑(ずかん) (wild plant field guide)
  • 野草(やそう)観察(かんさつ) (wild plant observation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 野草(やそう): wild plant (neutral/positive, nature appreciation)
  • 雑草(ざっそう): weed (unwanted plant)
  • 山菜(さんさい): wild mountain vegetables (edible, for cooking)
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