桜草
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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桜 | 草 |
さくら Grade: 5 |
そう Grade: 1 |
yutōyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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櫻草 (kyūjitai) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Primula_sieboldii1.jpg/250px-Primula_sieboldii1.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草 (sō, “grass”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]桜草 or 桜草 • (sakurasō) ←さくらさう (sakurasau)?
- a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サクラソウ.
Derived terms
[edit]- 桜草科 (sakurasōka), サクラソウ科 (sakurasōka): family Primulaceae
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 桜 read as さくら
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as そう
- Japanese terms read with yutōyomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Primrose family plants