蚊帳吊草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蚊	帳	吊	草
か Grade: S	や Grade: 3	つ(り) Hyōgaiji	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun’yomi	irregular	kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 蚊(か)屋(や)釣(つり)草(ぐさ) (kayatsurigusa)
• 莎(かやつり)草(ぐさ) (kayatsurigusa)

Etymology

From 蚊帳 (kaya, “mosquito net”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 吊り (tsuri, stem of 吊る (tsuru, “to hang”)) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”), from the phrase 蚊帳を吊る (kaya o tsuru, “to hang a mosquito net”), from a children's game using the stems of this grass.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かやつり​ぐさ [kàyátsúríꜜgùsà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ja̠t͡sɨᵝɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝsa̠]

Noun

蚊(か)帳(や)吊(つり)草(ぐさ) or 蚊帳吊草(カヤツリグサ) • (kayatsurigusa) 

1. lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus microiria)

   Synonym: 枡草 (masukusa)

See also

• カヤツリグサ科(か) (Kayatsurigusaka)
• 紙(カミ)蚊(ガ)帳(ヤ)釣(ツリ) (kamigayatsuri)