Kanji 芝: turf, lawn

Key takeaways

Kanji 芝: turf, lawn. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

芝

Meaning

turflawn

On reading

シ

Kun reading

しば

Radical

艸

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 芝

turf, lawn

Kanji structure breakdown

芝

Structure breakdown

艹 + 之

Mnemonic story

The grass (艹) spreads or goes (之) out to cover the ground, representing a lawn or turf. Think of how grass grows horizontally to fill a field.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シ

芝しば
lawn / turf / grass
芝居しばい
play / drama / theatrical performance
芝生しばふ
lawn / grassy area

Kun reading

しば

芝しば
lawn / turf / grass
芝居しばい
play / drama / theatrical performance
芝生しばふ
lawn / grassy area

Commonly used words

芝
しば
lawn / turf / grass
芝居
しばい
play / drama / theatrical performance
芝生
しばふ
lawn / grassy area
芝
しば
lawn / turf / grass
芝居
しばい
play / drama / theatrical performance
芝生
しばふ
lawn / grassy area

Example sentences

Example 1

庭の芝がきれいに伸びた。

Translation

The lawn in the garden has grown nicely.

Example 2

公園の芝でピクニックをした。

Translation

We had a picnic on the park's grass.

Example 3

しばいを見に行きました。

Translation

I went to see a play.

Example 4

あの人はしばいが上手です。

Translation

That person is good at acting.

Kanji 芝: turf, lawn

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

芝 (しば): meaning and examples

芝居 (しばい): meaning and examples

芝生 (しばふ): meaning and examples