Meaning of 苔(こけ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 苔, 蘚, 蘿

Kana Reading こけ

Romaji koke

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

moss
Parts of speech

Meaning

short plants resembling moss (inc. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

Examples of 苔, 蘚, 蘿, こけ in a sentence

転がる石には苔が生えぬ。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
転がる石には苔がつかない。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
苔は、倒れた丸太や岩の上の繊細な緑の柔毛だと私は心の中で思う。

The moss is a delicate green fur on fallen logs and rocks, I say to myself.