嵐草
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 嵐 | 草 |
| あらし Grade: S |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “storm grass”, 嵐 (arashi, “storm”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]嵐草 or 嵐草 • (arashigusa)
- Boykinia lycoctonifolia, a species of brookfoam
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 嵐 read as あらし
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as くさ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
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- ja:Saxifragales order plants