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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

藪

薮

Readings

Kana: やぶ、ヤブ
Romaji: yabu, yabu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

thicket; bush; grove; scrub

2

(medical) quack

Note: abbreviation; word usually written using kana alone
See also: 藪医者 (reading やぶいしゃ)

Kanji

藪
Readings: ソウ、 やぶ
Meanings: thicket, bush, underbrush, grove
薮
Readings: ソウ、 やぶ
Meanings: thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

Example Sentences

藪(やぶ)をつついてヘビを出(だ)す。
➥It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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お前(まえ)は首(くび)だ、と彼(かれ)は藪(やぶ)から棒(ぼう)に私(わたし)に告(つ)げた。
➥He told me point-blank that I was fired.
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手(て)の中(なか)の一(いち)羽(わ)の鳥(とり)は、藪(やぶ)の中(なか)の二(に)羽(わ)の価値(かち)がある。
➥A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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やぶを突(つ)いて蛇(へび)をだすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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彼(かれ)は彼(かれ)らに見(み)られないようにやぶに隠(かく)れた。
➥He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.
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