灯台草
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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灯 | 台 | 草 |
とう Grade: 4 |
だい Grade: 2 |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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燈臺草 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editLiterally, “light house grass”, 灯台 (tōdai, “light house, light pole”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- sun spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia
- spurge (any plant of the genus Euphorbia)
Usage notes
editAs 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 灯 read as とう
- Japanese terms spelled with 台 read as だい
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as くさ
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Spurges