あし

葦

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    common reed (Phragmites australis)
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
      Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.