草: grass

 

艸 [艹] cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass

草 cǎo

noun | radical 140
: grass; straw
: manuscript; draft (of a document)
: careless; rough

肏 cào

variant of 草
expletive
: to fuck (vulgar)

Kun Reading

草 | くさ kusa

noun
: grass; weed; herb; thatch
: (Archaism) ninja
: not genuine; substandard

 Usage:

草原 cao3yuan2: grassland; prairie
[そうげん sougen: grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe]

草地 cao3di4: lawn; meadow; sod; turf
[くさち kusachi OR そうち souchi: meadow; grassland]

草案 cao3’an4: draft (legislation, proposal etc) [そうあん souan: draft; draught]

草率 cao3shuai4: careless; negligent; sloppy; not serious

草叢[丛] cao3cong2: underbrush
[草叢 | くさむら kusamura: clump of bushes; grassy place; thicket; jungle; the bush]

花草 hua1cao3: flowers and plants

[草花 | くさばな kusabana: flower; flowering plant; ornamental plant]

起草 qi3cao3: to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
[きそう kisou: drafting; drawing up a bill]

煙[烟]草 yan1cao3: tobacco
[煙草 | たばこ tabako OR えんそう ensou: tobacco (por: tabaco); cigarettes]

水煙草 | みずたばこ mizutabako: hookah; waterpipe

乳草 ru3cao3: milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
[ちちくさ chichikusa: Metaplexis japonica]

菠薐草 | ほうれんそう hourensou: spinach
菠菜 bo1cai4: spinach

香草精 xiang1 cao3 jing1: vanilla; vanilla extract; methyl vanillin C8H8O3

含羞草 han2 xiu1 cao3: mimosa; sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
[おじぎそう ojigisou OR おじぎぐさ ojigigusa: mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not]  
火絨草 [火绒草] huo3 rong2 cao3: edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
檸檬草 [柠檬草] ning2 meng2 cao3: lemongrass
 
櫻花草 [樱花草] ying1 hua1 cao3: primrose
待宵草 dai4 xiao1 cao3:evening primrose
[まつよいぐさ matsuyoigusa:evening primrose (esp. Chilean evening primrose, Oenothera stricta)]  
熏衣草 xun1 yi1 cao3: lavender
麝香草 she4 xiang1 cao3: thyme
 
鼠尾草 shu3 wei3 cao3: sage (Salvia officinalis)

肏屄 cao4bi1: to fuck (a woman) (vulgar)

肏蛋 cao4dan4: damn it! fuck! (vulgar)
: Satan (loanword); devil

肏你媽 cao4 ni3 ma1: fuck your mother (vulgar)

Place
Asakusa (浅草) is a district in Taito, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the Sensou-ji (金龍山浅草寺 Kinryū-zan Sensou-ji), a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. The Kaminarimon (雷門 “Thunder Gate”) is the outer of two large entrance gates that ultimately leads to the Sensō-ji (the inner being the Hōzōmon) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. The street leading to the temple, Nakamise and Shin Nakamise is where you will find the famous senbei 煎餅 rice cracker, made fresh in front of you!

one of the huge lanterns at Sensouji
 
There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as frequent matsuri (Shinto festivals) in Asakusa, as each temple or shrine hosts at least one matsuri a year (if not every season). The largest and most popular is the Sanja Matsuri in May. Asakusa is also Tokyo’s oldest geisha district, and still has 45 actively working geisha.

view from Asakusa of Tokyo Skytree, Asahi Flame (Asahi Brewery) @ Azuma Bridge 吾妻橋 (on Sumida River).

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
煙草を吸う | たばこをすう tabako o suu: to smoke a cigarette

煙草を止める | たばこをやめる tabako o yameru: to give up smoking

ぺんぺん草が生える | ぺんぺんぐさがはえる penpen gusa ga haeru
: to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated

骨折り損の草臥れ儲け | ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ honeori zon no kutabire mouke
: Great pains but all in vain

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
草率收兵 cao3 shuai4 shou1 bing1
OR
草草收兵 cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1
: to work vaguely then retreat; sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked

草船借箭 cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4
: lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (from 三國演義|三国演义 San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4); fig. to use others’ manpower and resources for one’s own ends

奇花異草 [奇花异草] qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3
: very rarely seen, unusual

寸草不生 cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1
: lit. not even a blade of grass grows; fig. barren

惹草霑花 [惹草沾花] re3 cao3 zhan1 hua1
: to moisten the flower and beckon the leaves; to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one’s wild oats

斬草除根 [斩草除根] zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1
: to cut weeds and eliminate the roots; to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely

打草驚蛇 [打草惊蛇] da3 cao3 jing1 she2
: lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others

拈花惹草 nian1 hua1 re3 cao3
: lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass; fig. to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one’s wild oats

招風惹草 [招风惹草] zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3
: lit. call the fire to burn the grass; to cause a quarrel by provocation; to stir up trouble

碧草如茵 bi4 cao3 ru2 yin1
: green grass like cushion; green meadow so inviting to sleep on

結草銜環 [结草衔环] jie2 cao3 xian2 huan2
: to repay sb’s kind acts

荒煙蔓草 [荒烟蔓草] huang1 yan1 man4 cao3
:. abandoned by men and choked with weeds; desolate

飯糗茹草 [饭糗茹草] fan4 qiu3 ru2 cao3
: lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs; fig. to live in abject poverty

疾風知勁草 [疾风知劲草] ji2 feng1 zhi1 jing4 cao3
: the storm put strong grass to the test; fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one’s true colors after a stern test; also written 疾風勁草|疾风劲草

老牛吃嫩草 lao3 niu2 chi1 nen4 cao3
: lit. an old cow eats young grass; fig. a May-December relationship; a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman

人生一世，草木一春 ren2 sheng1 yi1 shi4 , cao3 mu4 yi1 chun1
: Man has but one life, grass but one spring. fig. The brevity of human existence

又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 [又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草] you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3
: lit. you can’t expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze; fig. you can’t have your cake and eat it, too

天涯何處無芳草 [天涯何处无芳草] tian1 ya2 he2 chu4 wu2 fang1 cao3
: there are plenty more fish in the sea

好馬不吃回頭草 [好马不吃回头草] hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3
: lit. a good horse doesn’t come back to the same pasture; fig. one should not go back to one’s past experiences (of love, job etc)

兵馬未動，糧草先行 [兵马未动，粮草先行] bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4 , liang2 cao3 xian1 xing2
: before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first; logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach

兔子不吃窩邊草 [兔子不吃窝边草] tu4 zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1 bian1 cao3
: A rabbit doesn’t eat the grass by its own burrow. One shouldn’t do anything to harm one’s neighbors

疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 [疾风知劲草，烈火见真金] ji2 feng1 zhi1 jin4 cao3 , lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1
: the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold; fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one’s true colors after a stern test

馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富 [马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富] ma3 wu2 ye4 cao3 bu4 fei2 , ren2 wu2 wai4 kuai4 bu4 fu4
: a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income