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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すみれ
Jinmeiyō
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (すみれ) (sumire, violet) + (くさ) (kusa, grass). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(すみれ)(ぐさ) (sumiregusa

  1. Synonym of (sumire, Viola mandshurica, a species of violet)