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：2026/01/04
道草
Hiragana
みちくさ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
寄り道をして時間を費やすこと。道中で立ち寄ったり遊んだりして、目的地に着くのを遅らせる行為。 / 道ばたに生えている草。特に、人や動物が通る道のわきに自然にはえている雑草。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みちのわきにはえるくさのこと。とちゅうでべつのことをしてじかんをむだにすること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
路旁的野草 / 在路上磨蹭、耽搁时间 / 绕路闲逛而延误行程
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
路邊的野草 / 在路途中耽擱、拖拖拉拉（比喻浪費時間）
Korean Meaning
길가의 풀 / 가던 길에서 시간을 허비하는 일 / 어물거림·꾸물거림
Vietnamese Meaning
cỏ ven đường / sự la cà dọc đường / sự lề mề trên đường
Tagalog Meaning
damo sa tabing-daan / pagpapaligoy-ligoy sa daan / pag-aksaya ng oras sa paglalakbay
Sense（1）
grass on the wayside
Sense（2）
wasting time on the way
Sense（3）
dawdle
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grass on the wayside / wasting time on the way / dawdle
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道草
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He found some grass on the wayside during his walk and picked it.
He found some grass on the wayside during his walk and picked it.
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彼は散歩中に道草を見つけて、それを摘んだ。
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