あさ
浅
じ
茅

noun

Often used in literature as an example of a bleak landscape.
  1. sparsely growing cogon grass, short cogon grass.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あさ
浅
じ
茅
浅茅 あさじ
あさ
浅
ぢ
茅
浅茅 あさぢ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shallow, superficial, frivolous
あさ.い あざ セン (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
damage, (戔 variant)
damage, (戔 variant)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
miscanthus reed
かや ボウ ミョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)