芝|しばshiba[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounlawn; sod; turf
    母ははは私に芝しばを刈かるように言いった。↗
    Mother told me to mow the lawn.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym芝生しばふNeutralA lawn — ground fully covered in grass (「芝生に入らないで」). 「芝」 is the grass plant itself, so this points to the place, not the plant.
  • Synonym芝草しばくさNeutralThe grass used to make lawns; leans toward written prose. Also an alternative name for the reishi mushroom (「万年茸」).
  • Synonym芝地しばちWrittenWritten/formal prose for flat ground covered with grass; rare. In everyday speech, say 「芝生」.
  • RelatedターフNeutralLoanword for turf: a lawn, or the grass course at a racetrack — mostly used in horse racing contexts.

Use 「芝」 for the grass itself (「芝を刈る」, 「人工芝」). For ground covered in grass, say 「芝生」; a racetrack's grass course is 「ターフ」. 「芝地」 is rare written prose; 「芝草」 means lawn grass.

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Japanese definitions
  1. イネ目めイネ科いねかシバ属ぞくに属ぞくする多年草たねんそうの一種いっしゅ。学名がくめい:Zoysia japonica。のしば。
  2. 1.を含ふくめ1種類しゅるいまたは多た種類しゅるいの芝草しばくさを人工的じんこうてきに群生ぐんせいさせることにより、鑑賞かんしょうや保安ほあんの目的もくてきなどに利用りようされるイネ科いねかの多年草たねんそうの総称そうしょう。
  3. インターネットスラングの「w」のこと。
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