Illustration: Along a quiet Japanese riverside wetland, a child crouches on a wooden observation platform beside a dense stand of common reeds. Tall, slender, jointed stems rise directly from the shallow water, carrying long narrow leaves and loose feathery flower heads above the child’s height.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ヨシ

yoshi

common reed

The same reed is also called アシ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

これは市内しないを流ながれる北上川特産きたかみがわとくさんのヨシを利用りようすることにより、地場産業じばさんぎょうを活性化かっせいかさせることにつながる。
Using reeds from the Kitakami River, which flows through the city, helps revitalize local industry.
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川辺かわべには背せの高たかいヨシが生はえている。
Tall reeds grow along the river.
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秋あきになると、ヨシの穂ほが風かぜに揺ゆれる。
In autumn, the reed plumes sway in the wind.
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