Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 浮き草(うきくさ) in Japanese

浮き草, 浮草, 浮き萍, 萍
Kana Reading
うきくさ
Romaji
ukikusa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    floating weed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    precarious; unstable


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: くさ, くさ-, -ぐさ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

floating, float, rise to surface, float, rise to surface

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: う.く, う.かれる, う.かぶ, む, う.かべる

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11 strokes

floating plants

On'Yomi: ヘイ, ヒョウ

Kun'Yomi: うきくさ

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