fern; fernery
General term for ferns; includes Gleichenia japonica (urajiro) as a representative species. Often written in katakana as シダ.
See also: ウラジロ
Ferns are growing in the corner of the garden.
Ferns do not bloom.
feather star; comatulid · Comanthus japonica
tuberous sword fern; Nephrolepis cordifolia
Thelypteris acuminata (a species of fern)
Blechnum amabile; a species of hard fern
autumn fern; Japanese shield fern; copper shield fern
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this word; usually written in kana.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Hiragana spelling is also used, though katakana is more typical for plant names.
Another ateji kanji spelling; even less common than 羊歯.
The origin of the word しだ is uncertain. The kanji forms 羊歯 and 歯朶 are ateji (characters used for their sounds rather than meanings) and are rarely used today.