延命草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延	命	草
えん Grade: 6	めい Grade: 3	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “life prolonging plant”, 延命(えんめい) (enmei, “life pronlonging, life support”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mːe̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

延(えん)命(めい)草(そう) • (enmeisō) 

1. Synonym of 引起 (hiki-okoshi, “Isodon japonicus”)
2. Synonym of 延齢草 (enreisō, “Trillium smallii, a species of trillium”)
3. Synonym of 艾 (yomogi, “mugwort, Artemisia princeps”)