水 草(みずくさ)

みずくさ

noun

water plant; aquatic plant

1. water plant; aquatic plant

Plants that grow in or on water — in rivers, lakes, ponds, or aquariums. Includes both fully submerged plants and ones whose leaves float on the surface.

池(いけ)に水草(みずくさ)が生(は)えている。

Aquatic plants are growing in the pond.

水槽(すいそう)に水草(みずくさ)を入(い)れると魚(さかな)が落(お)ち着(つ)く。

Putting water plants in the tank helps the fish settle.

水草(みずくさ)は酸素(さんそ)を供給(きょうきゅう)し、水質(すいしつ)を保(たも)つ役割(やくわり)も果(は)たす。

Water plants supply oxygen and also play a role in maintaining water quality.

Compound of 水(みず) (water) + 草(くさ) (grass, plant). A general term covering anything from pond weeds to ornamental aquarium plants.

Common collocations

水草(みずくさ)が生(は)える: water plants grow
水草(みずくさ)を植(う)える: to plant water plants
水草(みずくさ)水槽(すいそう): planted aquarium

Similar words

水(みず)生(せい)植物(しょくぶつ): aquatic plant — technical/scientific term
藻(も): algae; seaweed — generally simpler organisms than 水草(みずくさ)
海藻(かいそう): seaweed — specifically marine, not freshwater

Related Words

Compare: 藻(も) (algae)

Compare: 海藻(かいそう) (seaweed)

Compare: 藻類(そうるい) (algae)

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Added 2026.6.6 12:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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