伶人草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伶	人	草
れい Jinmeiyō	じん Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
kan'on		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “performer grass”, 伶人(れいじん) (reijin, “performer of 雅楽 (gagaku)”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːʑĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

伶(れい)人(じん)草(そう) or 伶人草(レイジンソウ) • (reijinsō) 

1. Aconitum loczyanum, a species of aconite

Usage notes

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