松風草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松	風	草
まつ Grade: 4	かぜ Grade: 2	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “pine wind grass”, 松風(まつかぜ) (matsukaze, “wind through the pine tree”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡sɨka̠ze̞so̞ː]

Noun

松(まつ)風(かぜ)草(そう) or 松風草(マツカゼソウ) • (matsukazesō) 

1. Boenninghausenia albiflora var. japonica

Usage notes

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