鎧草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鎧	草
よろい Jinmeiyō	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鎧 (yoroi, “armour”) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よろい​ぐさ [yòróíꜜgùsà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾo̞iɡɯ̟ᵝsa̠]

Noun

鎧(よろい)草(ぐさ) or 鎧草(ヨロイグサ) • (yoroigusa) ^{←よろひぐさ (yorofigusa)?}

1. Angelica dahurica

Synonyms

• (Angelica dahurica): 白芷(びゃくし) (byakushi)