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hay; dried grass
Grass or other plants that have been cut and dried for use as animal feed or bedding. A fundamental agricultural product used especially for feeding horses, cattle, and other livestock.
馬に干し草を与える。
I give hay to the horses.
納屋には干し草がたくさん積んであった。
Lots of hay was stacked up in the barn.
牧場では夏の間に干し草を作って冬に備える。
At the ranch, they make hay during summer to prepare for winter.
Composed of 干す (to dry) + 草 (grass). Written as 干し草 or 干草. The round bales of hay seen in pastoral landscapes are called 干し草ロール or 牧草ロール.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 干し草を刈る: to cut hay
- 干し草の山: haystack
- 干し草の匂い: the smell of hay
- 干し草アレルギー: hay allergy
RELATED WORDS:
- 牧草: pasture grass, fodder — fresh or dried grass for livestock
- 藁: straw — dried stalks of grain crops like rice, distinct from hay
- 飼料: animal feed — the general term for all livestock feed