母子草
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 母 | 子 | 草 |
| はは Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “mother and child grass”, 母子 (hahako, “mother and child”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]母子草 or 母子草 • (hahakogusa)
- Pseudognaphalium affine, a species of cudweed
- Synonym: 御形 (gogyō)
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 母 read as はは
- Japanese terms spelled with 子 read as こ
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as くさ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Gnaphalieae tribe plants