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jmdict 1592170 Active (id: 1967851)
草むら草叢
くさむら
1. [n]
▶ the grass
▶ grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)



History:
4. A 2018-01-10 13:04:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-01-10 10:02:34  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, Robin's comments, www images
  Comments:
Once I have seen it used in the sense of tussock (in a swamp) but that might be untypical
  Diff:
@@ -18,4 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>grass</gloss>
-<gloss>grassy place</gloss>
-<gloss>tuft of grass</gloss>
-<gloss>tussock</gloss>
+<gloss>the grass</gloss>
+<gloss>grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)</gloss>
2. A* 2018-01-10 00:15:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, prog, gg5
  Comments:
"tuft" suggests a small patch of grass.
I think this would be translated as "the grass" 99 times out of 100.
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18,2 @@
+<gloss>grass</gloss>
+<gloss>grassy place</gloss>
@@ -20 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>grassy place</gloss>
1. A* 2018-01-09 18:11:46  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5 koj daijs eij www-images
G n-grams:
草むら	250205
叢	139568 -- seems a bit high, false matches?
草叢	  8003
くさむら	  9538
  Comments:
reordering
new glosses - the old ones seemed dubious
  Diff:
@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>草むら</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -10,3 +12,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>草むら</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -18 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>clump of bushes</gloss>
+<gloss>tuft of grass</gloss>
+<gloss>tussock</gloss>
@@ -20,3 +20,0 @@
-<gloss>thicket</gloss>
-<gloss>jungle</gloss>
-<gloss>the bush</gloss>

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