芝|しばshiba[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounlawn; sod; turf
- 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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