草(くさ)むら

くさむら
noun
grassy area; thicket of grass
nature
1. clump of tall grass; grassy thicket
A patch of ground densely overgrown with tall grass and weeds, the kind of place where insects and small animals hide. Also written 草叢(くさむら).
草(くさ)むらに虫(むし)がいる。
There are insects in the grass.
ボールが草(くさ)むらに入(はい)ってしまった。
The ball went into the tall grass.
夏(なつ)の夜(よる)、草(くさ)むらから虫(むし)の声(こえ)が聞(き)こえてくる。
On a summer night, the chirping of insects comes from the grassy thicket.

A place thick with tall grass. The suffix ～むら here means a clump or cluster, so 草(くさ)むら is a 'cluster of grass'.

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Compare: 茂(しげ)み (thicket)
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