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.
古い文書では「草生」と書いて「くさふ」と読むことがある。
In old documents, 草生 is sometimes read as くさふ.
Buddha's birthday celebration; service for the Buddha's birth
conidium
extinct organisms; ancient life
mibuna; Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia
Standard kanji spelling for this bound noun/suffix.
A native bound noun meaning a place where vegetation grows thickly, seen as the final element of place names and words such as 芝生.