生
ふ
Meanings
1
thick growth; dense patch
Bound form used mainly as a suffix in compounds like 芝生 (しばふ, lawn) or 草生 (くさふ, grassy area). Rarely used independently in modern Japanese.
See also: 芝生
The 生 in 芝生 indicates a place where grass or other plants grow thickly.
In old documents, 草生 is sometimes read as くさふ.
Expressions
- 子供は3歳までに一生分の親孝行をするchildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)