浅茅生

See also: 淺茅生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浅	茅	生
あさ Grade: 4	ち > じ Jinmeiyō	ふ > う Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
淺茅生 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of Old Japanese elements 浅茅 (⟨asadi⟩ → asaji, “shallow cogon grass”) +‎ 生 (⟨pu⟩ → fu, “area where there is thick growth”).

Both -fu and -u terms are found in most Japanese dictionaries. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

浅(あさ)茅(じ)生(う) or 浅茅生(あさじふ) • (asajiu or asajifu) ^{←あさぢふ (asadifu)?}

1. (archaic) a place where cogon grass is grown

Derived terms

• 浅(あさ)茅生(じう)の (asajiu no, pillow word)
• 浅(あさ)茅生(じう)の原(はら) (asajiu no hara)
• 浅(あさ)茅生(じう)の宿(やど) (asajiu no yado)

See also

• 茅(チガヤ) (chigaya, “cogon grass”)