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豚草

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Chinese

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suckling pig
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (豚草)
simp. #(豚草)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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豚草

  1. common ragweed

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぶた
Grade: S
くさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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Etymology

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Compound of (ぶた) (buta, pig) + (くさ) (kusa, grass).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぶた)(くさ) or 豚草(ブタクサ) (butakusa

  1. common ragweed

Usage notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN