1.
turf; lawn grass; lawn
Short grass grown as ground cover, or a lawn made of such grass. Commonly refers to both the grass itself and the area it covers.
Refers to lawn grass or turf. The compound 芝生 (lawn, grass field) is more common in everyday conversation than 芝 alone. 芝 by itself appears more often in compounds or when talking about the grass material.
Common collocations
- 芝を刈る — to mow the lawn
- 芝生 — lawn, grass
- 芝生に入るな — keep off the grass
- 人工芝 — artificial turf
- 天然芝 — natural turf/grass
- 芝を張る — to lay turf
Related words
- 芝生 — lawn (the most common everyday form)
- 芝刈り機 — lawn mower
- 芝居 — play, theater (originally performed on grass-covered areas; now unrelated to grass)
NOTE ON 芝居:
The word 芝居 (theater, play) historically derives from 芝 because audiences once sat on the grass to watch performances, but in modern Japanese these words are completely unrelated in meaning.
Related Words
Related:
芝刈り機 (lawn mower)