笑草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑	草
え(み) Grade: 4	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “smiling grass”, 笑(え)み (emi, “smile, smiling”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞mʲiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

笑(えみ)草(ぐさ) • (emigusa) ^{←ゑみぐさ (wemigusa)?}

1. Synonym of 甘野老 (amadokoro, “scented Solomon's seal, Polygonatum odoratum, specifically var. pluriflorum”)
2. Synonym of 鳴子百合 (naruko yuri, “Polygonatum falcatum, a species of Solomon's seal”)
3. Synonym of 牡丹蔓 (botan-zuru, “Clematis apiifolia”)
4. Synonym of 竜胆 (rindō, “Gentiana scabra var. buergeri”)