桜草
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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桜 | 草 |
さくら Grade: 5 |
そう Grade: 1 |
yutōyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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櫻草 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editCompound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草 (sō, “grass”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit桜草 or 桜草 • (sakurasō) ←さくらさう (sakurasau)?
- a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サクラソウ.
Derived terms
edit- 桜草科 (sakurasōka), サクラソウ科 (sakurasōka): family Primulaceae
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 桜 read as さくら
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as そう
- Japanese terms read with yutōyomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Primrose family plants