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

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かや
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
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刈萱

刈茅、刈草
かるかや、カルカヤ
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
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茅葺き

かや葺、茅ぶき、茅葺、萱ぶき、萱葺
かやぶき
thatch roof; thatching a roof with grass
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萱鼠

かやねずみ、カヤネズミ
harvest mouse (Mus minutus)
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萱草

かんぞう、カンゾウ
hemerocallis; daylily
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浜萱草

はまかんぞう、ハマカンゾウ
daylily
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藪萱草

やぶかんぞう、ヤブカンゾウ
Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso (variety of daylily)
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雄刈萱

おがるかや、オガルカヤ
Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass)
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野萱草

のかんぞう、ノカンゾウ
day lily (Hemerocallis fulva var. distiche)
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忘れ草

萱草
わすれぐさ
Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso (variety of daylily); tobacco