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VocabJLPT N1

weed

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. weed
2. Weed

This noun refers to weeds, meaning wild plants that grow uninvited in gardens, fields, or roadsides where they are not wanted. It is used both literally in gardening and agricultural contexts and figuratively to describe something unwanted that keeps persisting.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That new hire is tough as a weed, isn't he?

Sentence 2

Honestly, weeds just never end no matter how much you pull!

Sentence 3

The weeds swaying in the breeze looked strangely beautiful in the evening sun.

Sentence 4

Is there really any need to pull the weeds in such a hurry?

Sentence 5

So who's going to pull the weeds, then?