弟切草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弟	切	草
おと Grade: 2	きり > ぎり Grade: 2	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞to̞ɡʲiɾʲiso̞ː]

Noun

弟(おと)切(ぎり)草(そう) or 弟切草(オトギリソウ) • (otogirisō) ^{←おとぎりさう (otogirisau)?}

1. Hypericum erectum, a species of St. John's wort

   Synonyms: 畔紫 (azemurasaki), 青薬 (“ao-gusuri”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オトギリソウ.

See also

• 小連翹(しょうれんぎょう) (shōrengyō)

References

• “弟切草”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
• “弟切草” in Weblio Dictionary.