弁慶草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弁	慶	草
べん Grade: 5	けい Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
goon	kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
辨慶草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “Benkei grass”, 弁慶(べんけい) (Benkei, “Benkei”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bẽ̞ŋke̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

弁(べん)慶(けい)草(そう) or 弁慶草(ベンケイソウ) • (benkeisō) ^{←べんけいさう (benkeisau)?}

1. garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum

   Synonyms: 景天 (keiten), 浜蓮華 (“hama-renge”), 活草 (ikikusa), 一薬草 (ichiyakusō)

Usage notes

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