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ぺんぺん草が生える

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ぺんぺん草が生える.

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ぺんぺん草が生えるぺんぺんぐさがはえるExpressionIchidan verb
1

Idiomatic expression; Because shepherd's purse is a weed that often grows in abandoned areas

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

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Kanji in this Word

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ソウ

Kun

くさくさ--ぐさ

Nanori

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

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.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

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