藻(も)

も
noun
algae; seaweed; aquatic plant
plant-general
1. algae; seaweed; water plant
A general term for aquatic plants that grow in water, including freshwater algae, pond weed, and marine seaweed.
池(いけ)に藻(も)が生(は)えている。
Algae are growing in the pond.
水槽(すいそう)の藻(も)を取(と)り除(のぞ)いた。
I removed the algae from the fish tank.
夏(なつ)になると川(かわ)の流(なが)れが緩(ゆる)やかな場所(ばしょ)に藻(も)が繁(しげ)って、水面(すいめん)が緑色(みどりいろ)になる。
In summer, algae grow thick in places where the river current is gentle, turning the water surface green.

A native Japanese word for aquatic vegetation. Often appears in compounds.

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Compounds

The character 藻(も) also appears in 藻掻(もが)く (to struggle, to flounder), though the connection is etymological rather than semantic.

Related Words

Compare: 水草(みずくさ) (water plant)
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Added 2026.3.4 13:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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