1.
green grass; fresh grass
Living, green grass or plants, as opposed to dried or withered vegetation. Evokes the fresh, vibrant greenery of spring and summer.
青草の匂いがする。
I can smell fresh grass.
牛が青草を食べている。
The cows are eating fresh grass.
春になると野原が青草で覆われて、気持ちのいい季節だ。
In spring the fields are covered with green grass — it's a pleasant season.
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)