都草
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 都 | 草 |
| みやこ Grade: 3 |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 都草 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “capital grass”, 都 (miyako, “The Capital”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]都草 or 都草 • (miyakogusa)
- birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus var. japonicus
- Synonym of 松 (matsu, “pine”)
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).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 都 read as みやこ
- Japanese terms spelled with 草 read as くさ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
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- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- ja:Legumes
- ja:Pines