This is the 9762nd most frequent Japanese word.


Thicket; dense bush.


In this sentence, "藪 (yabu)" refers to a thicket, meaning a dense group of bushes or trees, illustrating its usage as a noun describing a specific geographical feature.

彼は藪を歩いていました。

He was walking through the thicket.


Here, "藪医者 (yabu isha)", literally 'thicket doctor', is a metaphorical expression for an unskilled or fake doctor, expanding the word's use into figurative language.

藪医者には注意してください。

Be cautious with quack doctors.


Once again, "藪 (yabu)" is used to describe a thicket or thicket-like area, emphasizing its primary meaning and its application in describing locations.

藪の中に何かがいるようです。

It seems there is something inside the thicket.