葎
葎: tangled weeds
tangled weeds; vines
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Kunむぐら
A literary plant word: 葎 (むぐら) evokes tangled weeds around a neglected house, as in 八重葎.
Key words
葎むぐらtangled weeds; vines
八重葎やえむぐらdense tangle of weeds
枯葎かれむぐらwithered weeds
葎草かなむぐらJapanese hop
Example sentences
荒れ果てた庭には、背丈ほどの葎が生い茂っていた。
In the ruined garden, weeds as tall as a person grew thick.
長く住む人のない家は、八重葎に埋もれて見る影もない。
The house, long uninhabited, lay buried in tangled weeds and was a shadow of its former self.
冬の野原には、枯葎が風に揺れているだけだった。
In the winter field there was nothing but withered weeds swaying in the wind.