ぺんぺん草が生える

ぺんぺんぐさがはえる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated (because shepherd's purse is a weed that often grows in abandoned areas) See also: ぺんぺん草 (ぺんぺんぐさ).

Kanji

• 草 grass. Read as くさ.
• 生 life. Read as はえる.

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