🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くさ【草】 : kusa | define meaning
kusa
Pronunciation: [kusa]
Definition
Noun
- Grass; weed
Etymology
Cognate with Okinawan くさ kusa; Yonaguni つぁー・つぁ tsaa ~ tsa "grass"; and standard Japanese くさ【草】 kusa "grass; weed".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Grass. Goosit'chee, or Coosá" and "Grass, to cut. Coosá cheéoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 草 |
| Kana | くさ |
| Romanization | kusa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kusa] |
意味：くさ【草】
Categories:
草
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). くさ【草】 : kusa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1360/kusa/.