also: イぐさ
noun
soft rush; common rush
A plant (Juncus effusus var. decipiens) used for tatami facing and traditional crafts.
畳の表には藺草が使われている。
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-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.