草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)

くさっぱら

noun

grassy patch; weedy open ground

1. grassy field; patch of untended grass

An open piece of ground left to grow over with grass and weeds. Casual in tone and often used of vacant lots and riverbanks where children play.

草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)で寝転(ねころ)んだ。

I lay down in the grassy patch.

昔(むかし)この辺(あた)りは草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)だった。

This area used to be an open grassy field.

子(こ)どもたちは学校(がっこう)の裏(うら)の草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)で虫(むし)を探(さが)して遊(あそ)んでいた。

The children were playing in the grassy lot behind the school, hunting for insects.

草(くさ) (grass) + 原(はら) (field), with the small つ giving the word a colloquial, slightly rough feel. It suggests neglected ground rather than a tended lawn.

Common collocations

草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)で遊(あそ)ぶ: to play in a grassy lot
一面(いちめん)の草(くさ)っ原(ぱら): a stretch of open grassland
草(くさ)っ原(ぱら)になる: to become overgrown with grass

Similar words

原(はら)っぱ: open field — very close in meaning; the more common everyday word
草原(そうげん): grassland, prairie — large and scenic, a written-style word
芝生(しばふ): lawn — deliberately planted and maintained

Related Words

Compare: 原(はら)っぱ (open field)

Compare: 草原(そうげん) (grassland, prairie)

Compare: 芝生(しばふ) (lawn)

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Added 2026.7.27 12:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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