茅かや

noun

thatching grass; thatching sedge

Refers to grasses or sedges (especially Miscanthus sinensis) used for thatching roofs, walls, or other traditional structures. Often encountered in historical or architectural contexts.

• 昔むかしの家いえは茅かやで屋や根ねを葺ふいていた。

  Old houses had roofs thatched with kaya grass.

• この地ち域いきでは茅かやを刈かる風ふう景けいがよく見みられる。

  In this region, you can often see people cutting thatching grass.