菫草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菫	草
すみれ Jinmeiyō	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 菫(すみれ) (sumire, “violet”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

菫(すみれ)草(ぐさ) • (sumiregusa) 

1. Synonym of 菫 (sumire, “Viola mandshurica, a species of violet”)