富貴草

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
富	貴	草
ふう > ふっ Grade: 4	き Grade: 6	そう Grade: 1
irregular	on’yomi	on’yomi

Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴(ふうき) (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”). ふっき (“fukki”) is a contraction of ふうき (“fūki”).

Noun

富(ふっ)貴(き)草(そう) or 富貴草(フッキソウ) • (fukkisō) ^{←ふっきさう (fukkisau)?}

1. carpet box, Pachysandra terminalis

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
富	貴	草
ふう Grade: 4	き Grade: 6	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴(ふうき) (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

富(ふう)貴(き)草(ぐさ) • (fūkigusa) 

1. Synonym of 牡丹 (botan, “peony”)