also: イぐさ
soft rush; common rush
A plant (Juncus effusus var. decipiens) used for tatami facing and traditional crafts.
Soft rush is used for the surface of tatami mats.
イグサの栽培は熊本県が有名だ。
Kumamoto Prefecture is famous for cultivating soft rush.
Katakana spelling often used in botanical or commercial contexts.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common when the kanji 藺 is considered difficult.
Katakana-kanji variant; less common.
The name いぐさ is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 藺 is a Chinese character for rush, and 草 means grass.