woven straw mat
A traditional mat woven from straw, originally made from wild rice leaves. Used for wrapping, covering, or sitting.
People in the old days sat on woven straw mats.
Abbreviation of 薦被り (こもかぶり), literally 'one who wears a straw mat', an old term for a beggar. Rare and historical.
See also: 薦被り
Manchurian wild rice
Only when written 菰
Archaic name for the plant Zizania latifolia, now usually called 真菰 (まこも).
See also: マコモ
The word 薦 once referred to beggars, derived from the term 薦被り.
In the past, the kanji 菰 was used to refer to Manchurian wild rice.
beggar
loosely woven mat of wild rice leaves
mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect
cask wrapped in straw matting · beggar
Standard kanji for the woven straw mat and related senses.
Kana spelling is acceptable when the kanji is not needed, but the kanji form is more common.
Alternate kanji used specifically for the plant Manchurian wild rice.
The word originally referred to a mat woven from wild rice leaves. The beggar sense is an abbreviation of 薦被り, and the plant sense is an archaic use now replaced by 真菰.