蠅取草

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蠅	取	草
はえ Hyōgai	と(り) Grade: 3	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
蠅捕草

蠅(はえ) (hae, “fly”) + 取(と)り (tori, stem of 取る (toru, “to catch”)) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞to̞ɾʲiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

蠅(はえ)取(とり)草(ぐさ) or 蠅取草(ハエトリグサ) • (haetorigusa) ^{←はへとりぐさ (fafetorigusa)?}

1. Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

   Synonyms: 蠅地獄 (haejigoku), 蠅取草 (haetorisō)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蠅	取	草
はえ Hyōgai	と(り) Grade: 3	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
蠅捕草

蠅(はえ) (hae, “fly”) + 取(と)り (tori, stem of 取る (toru, “to catch”)) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はえとりそー [hàétórísóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞to̞ɾʲiso̞ː]

Noun

蠅(はえ)取(とり)草(そう) • (haetorisō) ^{←はへとりさう (fafetorisau)?}

1. Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

   Synonyms: 蠅地獄 (haejigoku), 蠅取草 (haetori-gusa)