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萱: thatching reed

thatching reed; miscanthus
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かや・かんぞう

萱 (かや) is the reed-like grass used for thatch; 萱葺 means a thatched roof.

Key words

萱かやthatching grass
萱葺かやぶきthatched roof
萱草かんぞうdaylily
刈萱かるかやa kind of tall grass

Example sentences

In the mountain village, old thatched houses still remain.

In the autumn wind, the thatching grass in the field sways with a rustle.

Orange daylilies were blooming on the summer embankment.

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