大和草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	和	草
やまと		くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “Yamato grass”, 大和(やまと) (Yamato) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠to̞ɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

大和(やまと)草(ぐさ) or 大和草(ヤマトグサ) • (yamatogusa) 

1. Theligonum japonica

Usage notes

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