This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

ぺんぺん草が生える

Reading

Kana: ぺんぺんぐさがはえる
Romaji: penpengusagahaeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated

Note: because shepherd's purse is a weed that often grows in abandoned areas
Note: idiomatic expression
See also: ぺんぺん草 (reading ぺんぺんぐさ)

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth