くさ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くさ – see the following entries.
1
grass
a weed
a herb
a scout, a spy (from the way one would hide in the grass to observe enemy troops)
(figurative, slang, rare) pubic hair
a fake, a mimic, not the real thing
amateur, small-time
(Internet slang) "grass", in reference to the expression w (w, LOL); LOLs
Ellipsis of 草生える (kusa haeru, literally grass grows): (Internet slang) … it's hilarious
Alternative spelling
4
an origin, cause
a type, class
counter for number of kinds or types
(This term, くさ (kusa), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as くさ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くさ.)

Okinawan

Noun

くさ (kusa

  1. grass