turf, lawn
芝 centers on a managed grassy surface: turf or a lawn, typically a cultivated area of grass.
芝 combines 艹 (grass) with 之, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character originally referred to a type of fragrant grass, later extending to turf or lawn.
The grass radical 艹 sits on top of 之, like grass spreading over a shaped area: a lawn or turf.
For シ, imagine a sheep grazing on the lawn: sheep -> シ, and the sheep keeps the turf neatly trimmed.
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play; drama
lawn; sod; turf
lawn; grass
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
artificial grass (lawn)
Shibaura Institute of Technology
monkey show
lawn mowing
bentgrass; bent
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
trick; act
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see
puppet show
fairy play; pantomime
lawn grass for cold areas
Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
summer play
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast