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Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
1. common reed (Phragmites australis) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
葦あし蘆あし葭あし芦あし
Other readings
葦よし蘆よし葭よし芦よしよしアシヨシ
Kanji in other spellings
葦ditch reed蘆common reed葭reed芦hollow reed
Pitch accent
あし
Used in vocabulary
芦あし屋や大だい学がく
Ashiya University
Noun
葦あし田鶴たず
crane (bird)
Noun
Examples2
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
Man is a thinking reed.