葦原

葦原

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葦	原
よし Jinmeiyō	はら > わら Grade: 2
Irregular

Kanji in this term
葦	原
あし Jinmeiyō	はら > わら Grade: 2
Irregular

Kanji in this term
葦	原
よし Jinmeiyō	はら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
葦	原
あし Jinmeiyō	はら Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• アシ原
• ヨシ原

Etymology

From 葦 (ashi, yoshi, “common reed”) +‎ 原 (hara, “plains”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あしはら [àshíhárá] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) あし​はら [àshíꜜhàrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi̥ha̠ɾa̠]

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) あしわら [àshíwárá] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) あし​わら [àshíꜜwàrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ɕiɰᵝa̠ɾa̠]

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) よし​わら [yòshíꜜwàrà] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ɕiɰᵝa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

葦原 (hiragana あしはら, hiragana and katakana アシはら, rōmaji ashihara)
(alternative reading hiragana よしはら, katakana ヨシはら, romaji yoshihara)
(alternative reading hiragana あしわら, romaji ashiwara, historical hiragana あしはら)
(alternative reading hiragana よしわら, romaji yoshiwara, historical hiragana よしはら)

1. a reed bed