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菰: straw mat

straw mat; wild rice reed
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Readings

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こも・まこも

Read こも. 菰巻き is the straw band tied round pine trunks in winter to trap pests.

Key words

菰こもwoven straw mat
真菰まこもManchurian wild rice
菰巻きこもまきstraw wrap for trees
菰野こものKomono (town in Mie)

Example sentences

As winter approaches, the gardener wraps straw around the pine trunks.

By the pond, tall wild rice swayed in the wind.

Old straw mats were piled up in the farmer's barn.

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