嵐草

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あらし
Grade: S
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 アラシグサ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, storm grass, (あらし) (arashi, storm) + (くさ) (kusa, grass, plant). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ɕiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

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(あらし)(ぐさ) or 嵐草(アラシグサ) (arashigusa

  1. Boykinia lycoctonifolia, a species of brookfoam

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).