曙草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曙	草
あけぼの Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “dawn grass”, 曙(あけぼの) (akebono, “dawn”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ke̞bo̞no̞so̞ː]

Noun

曙(あけぼの)草(そう) or 曙草(アケボノソウ) • (akebonosō) 

1. Swertia bimaculata, a species of felwort

Usage notes

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