庚申草

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Jinmeiyō
しん
Grade: 3
そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
 コウシンソウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, kōshin grass, 庚申(こうしん) (kōshin, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle) + (そう) (, grass, plant)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

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(こう)(しん)(そう) or 庚申草(コウシンソウ) (kōshinsō

  1. Pinguicula ramosa, a species of butterwort

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).