仙人草

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
にん
Grade: 1
そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon on'yomi
 センニンソウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, immortal's grass, compound of 仙人(せんにん) (sennin) + (そう) (, grass, plant)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

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(せん)(にん)(そう) or 仙人草(センニンソウ) (senninsō

  1. sweet autumn clematis, Clematis terniflora

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).