菫草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菫	草
すみれ Jinmeiyō	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 菫 (sumire, “Violaceae”) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

菫(すみれ)草(ぐさ) • (sumiregusa) 

1. flowering plants of the Violaceae family

See also

• 菫(すみれ) (sumire)