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.
草むらに虫がいる。
There are insects in the grass.
ボールが草むらに入ってしまった。
The ball went into the tall grass.
夏の夜、草むらから虫の声が聞こえてくる。
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 草むら is a 'cluster of grass'.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 草むらに隠れる: to hide in the tall grass
- 草むらから虫の声がする: insect sounds come from the grass
- 草むらをかき分ける: to push through the tall grass