干(ほ)し草(くさ)

ほしくさ
noun
hay; dried grass
nature
1. 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(うま)に干(ほ)し草(くさ)を与(あた)える。
I give hay to the horses.
納屋(なや)には干(ほ)し草(くさ)がたくさん積(つ)んであった。
Lots of hay was stacked up in the barn.
牧場(ぼくじょう)では夏(なつ)の間(あいだ)に干(ほ)し草(くさ)を作(つく)って冬(ふゆ)に備(そな)える。
At the ranch, they make hay during summer to prepare for winter.

Composed of 干(ほ)す (to dry) + 草(くさ) (grass). Written as 干し草(ほしくさ) or 干草(ほしくさ). The round bales of hay seen in pastoral landscapes are called 干(ほ)し草(くさ)ロール or 牧草(ぼくそう)ロール.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 牧草(ぼくそう): pasture grass, fodder — fresh or dried grass for livestock
  • 藁(わら): straw — dried stalks of grain crops like rice, distinct from hay
  • 飼料(しりょう): animal feed — the general term for all livestock feed

Related Words

Related: 牧草(ぼくそう) (pasture grass, fodder)
Related: 飼料(しりょう) (animal feed)
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Added 2026.5.6 20:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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