道草 | Japanese meaning

道草【みちくさ】

Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

loitering on the waysee also 道草を食う【みちくさをくう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

wayside grass

Forms

道草【みちくさ】Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
みちくさ

Generated definitions (experimental)

loitering on the way

This meaning refers to the act of wandering or spending time idly while on the way to a destination, often implying a delay or distraction.

、。

He loitered on the way to school and ended up playing with his friends.

。

Loitering on the way is not a good thing.

wayside grass

This meaning refers to the actual grass that grows alongside pathways or roads, often representing something natural that exists beside human-made spaces.

。

I passed through a place where a lot of wayside grass was growing.

。

The children were sitting and playing on the wayside grass.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to loiter on the wayto pick up wayside grassto dawdle or loiterto return home while loiteringto engage in loiteringloitering is a bad habitto be late because of loiteringto step on wayside grass

Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

Don't delay on this errand.

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2. 。

Don't fool around on your way home.

Tatoeba

3. 。

Don't play around too much after school.

Tatoeba

道草【みちくさ】

Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

loitering on the waysee also 道草を食う【みちくさをくう】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

wayside grass

Forms

道草【みちくさ】Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
みちくさ

Generated definitions (experimental)

loitering on the way

This meaning refers to the act of wandering or spending time idly while on the way to a destination, often implying a delay or distraction.

、。

He loitered on the way to school and ended up playing with his friends.

。

Loitering on the way is not a good thing.

wayside grass

This meaning refers to the actual grass that grows alongside pathways or roads, often representing something natural that exists beside human-made spaces.

。

I passed through a place where a lot of wayside grass was growing.

。

The children were sitting and playing on the wayside grass.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to loiter on the wayto pick up wayside grassto dawdle or loiterto return home while loiteringto engage in loiteringloitering is a bad habitto be late because of loiteringto step on wayside grass

Example sentences

3 results