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Meaning of 藪(やぶ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 藪, 薮

Kana Reading やぶ, ヤブ

Romaji yabu, yabu

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

thicket; bush; grove; scrub

Example sentence

藪をつついてヘビを出す。 It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
Parts of speech

Meaning

(medical) quack

Example sentence

彼は彼らに見られないようにやぶに隠れた。 He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.

Examples of 藪, 薮, やぶ, ヤブ in a sentence

藪をつついてヘビを出す。

It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
彼は彼らに見られないようにやぶに隠れた。

He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.
手の中の一羽の鳥は、藪の中の二羽の価値がある。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
やぶを突いて蛇をだすな。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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Kanji in this word

薮

16 strokes

thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: やぶ

藪

18 strokes

thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: やぶ

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