虞美人草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虞	美	人	草
ぐ Grade: S	び Grade: 3	じん Grade: 1	そう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
グビジンソウ

Etymology

虞(ぐ)美人(びじん) (Gu bijin, “Yu the Beauty”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐびじんそー [gùbíjíńsóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝbʲiʑĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

虞(ぐ)美(び)人(じん)草(そう) • (gubijinsō) ^{←ぐびじんさう (gubizinsau)?}

1. Synonym of 雛罌粟 (hinageshi, “Papaver rhoeas, common poppy, corn poppy, field poppy”)
   • 1921, 寺田寅彦, 旅日記から（明治四十二年）‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     劇場(テアトロ)の中(なか)のまるい広場(ひろば)には、緑(みどり)の草(くさ)の毛氈(もうせん)の中(なか)に真紅(しんく)の虞美人草(ぐびじんそう)が咲(さ)き乱(みだ)れて、かよわい花弁(はなびら)がわずかな風(かぜ)にふるえていた。

     Teatoro no naka no marui hiroba ni wa, midori no kusa no mōsen no naka ni shinku no gubijinsō ga sakimidarete, kayowai hanabira ga wazuka na kaze ni furuete ita.

     In the round open area of the theater, deep crimson field poppies bloomed profusely on a carpet of green grass, and their delicate petals trembled in the slightest wind.

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as グビジンソウ.