座禅草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座	禅	草
ざ Grade: 6	ぜん Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Alternative spellings
座禪草 (kyūjitai) 坐禅草

Etymology

Literally, “seated meditation grass”, 座禅(ざぜん) (zazen, “seated meditation”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠zẽ̞ɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

座(ざ)禅(ぜん)草(そう) or 座禅草(ザゼンソウ) • (zazensō) ^{←ざぜんさう (zazensau)?}

1. skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus renifolius

   Synonym: 達磨草 (darumasō)

2. Synonym of 野蕗 (nobuki, “Adenocaulon himalaicum”)

Usage notes

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