荻おぎ

お

ぎ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Amur silvergrass; Miscanthus sacchariflorus

A tall perennial grass native to East Asia, often found in wetlands. The plant is known for its silvery plumes in autumn.

ススキ
ススキ and 荻 are both tall autumn grasses with silvery plumes, but ススキ has narrower leaves and grows upright in drier fields, while 荻 is taller and favors wet, marshy ground.
萩はぎ
萩 (はぎ) is the kanji for bush clover, while 荻 (おぎ) looks almost identical but means silver grass (a reed-like plant), so the two are frequently mixed up in writing.
葦あしN1
葦 (あし/よし) is the common reed that grows in wet marshes and riverbanks, while 荻 (おぎ) is a similar tall grass with broader leaves and a fluffier, silvery plume that grows in slightly drier fields, and the two are often mixed up at a glance.

株かぶN2
For rooted plants and clumps — garden plants, shrubs, seedlings.
元もとN2
Counts planted trees and shrubs at the root — literary; everyday speech usually uses 本 or 株.

荻おぎUsage71%
Standard kanji spelling for this plant name.
おぎUsage27%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not well-known.
オギUsage3%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is sometimes used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.

The origin of the word おぎ is uncertain. It is a native Japanese word for this plant, and the kanji 荻 is conventionally used to represent it.