菫草

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
すみれ
Jinmeiyō
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (sumire, Violaceae) +‎ (kusa, grass). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun[edit]

(すみれ)(ぐさ) (sumiregusa

  1. flowering plants of the Violaceae family

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