天人草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	人	草
てん Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “heavenly being grass”, 天人(てんにん) (tennin, “heavenly being”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)人(にん)草(そう) or 天人草(テンニンソウ) • (tenninsō) 

1. Leucosceptrum japonicum

Usage notes

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