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荻: silvergrass

silvergrass; reed (names)
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Readings

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おぎ

Read おぎ; looks like susuki (pampas grass) but grows by rivers and wetlands. Mostly seen in surnames and place names.

Key words

荻おぎAmur silvergrass
芦荻ろてきreeds and silver grass
荻江節おぎえぶしOgie-bushi (shamisen song style)

Example sentences

The ears of silvergrass sway in the autumn wind, rustling softly.

Reeds and silvergrass spread across the whole riverbank.

My grandmother quietly sang Ogie-bushi to the shamisen.

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