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Meanings
Noun
1. moss (Usually kana)
2. short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
苔こけ蘚こけ蘿こけ
Other readings
コケ
Kanji in other spellings
苔moss蘚moss蘿ivy
Pitch accent
こけ
Used in vocabulary
苔こけ植しょく物ぶつ
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
Noun
うちわごけ
tiny bristle fern (Crepidomanes minutum)
Noun
Examples3
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
The moss is a delicate green fur on fallen logs and rocks, I say to myself.