薬師草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薬	師	草
やく Grade: 3	し Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
藥師草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “Yakushi grass”, 薬師(やくし) (Yakushi, “Yakushi, the Buddha of medicine”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠kɯ̟ɕiso̞ː]

Noun

薬(やく)師(し)草(そう) or 薬師草(ヤクシソウ) • (Yakushi-sō) 

1. Youngia denticulata

Usage notes

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