桜草
Japanese edit
Kanji 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 edit
Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草 (sō, “grass”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
桜草 or 桜草 • (sakurasō) ←さくらさう (sakurasau)?
- a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii
Usage notes edit
As 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.