浅あさ茅じ生う

noun

field of sparse cogon grass

Archaic word for a broad field where cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) grows thinly. Found in classical poetry and literature.

• 浅あさ茅じ生うの野の辺べに鹿しかの声こえすなり。

  From the field of sparse cogon grass, the cry of a deer can be heard.

• 「浅あさ茅じ生う」は古こ歌かによく詠よまれた言こと葉ばだ。

  Asajiu is a word often used in classical waka poetry.