What is the Kanji for "Lawn" and "Turf"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Lawn" and "Turf", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Lawn" and "Turf" is "芝".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Shiba".

Its onyomi reading is "Shi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "艹" means "Grass" . And The component "之" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "芝" mean in japanese?

"芝" means "Lawn" and "Turf".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

芝居: "Play". The Japanese noun '芝居 (しばい)' refers to a theatrical play or performance. It can be used to describe a wide range of dramatic productions, from classical Japanese theater to modern stage plays. This word emphasizes the theatrical nature of the performance, rather than just a general 'story' or 'drama'. For example: The play was very well-acted - (芝居が非常に上手に演じられた). I enjoyed watching the play last night - (昨晩の芝居を楽しんだ).

芝生: "Lawn". The Japanese noun '芝生 (しばふ)' refers to a grassy area, usually found in gardens, parks, or yards, that is covered with short, dense grass. This type of grass is often carefully maintained and trimmed to create a uniform, well-kept appearance. '芝生' is commonly used to describe the green, lush grass covering the ground in such areas. For example: The park has a beautiful lawn - (公園には美しい芝生があります). I like to walk on the lawn - (私は芝生の上を歩くのが好きです).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.