softstem bulrush; Scirpus tabernaemontani
A plant species; the name is usually written in katakana as フトイ.
Softstem bulrushes are growing by the pond.
Alternate kanji spelling; very rare.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
From 太い藺, literally “thick rush,” with contraction of the adjacent vowels to produce ふとい.