A compound of 青 (green/blue) and 草 (grass/plants). In Japanese, 青 is traditionally used for the color of vegetation, not 緑. This is the same usage seen in 青葉 (green leaves) and 青田 (green rice paddies).
Common collocations
- 青草の匂い — the smell of fresh grass
- 青草を刈る — to mow green grass
- 青草が生える — green grass grows
Similar words
- 雑草 — weeds (unwanted plants, regardless of color)
- 芝生 — lawn; turf (cultivated grass)
- 枯れ草 — dried/dead grass (the opposite of 青草)
- 牧草 — pasture grass; fodder (grass specifically for livestock)