くす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
樟 楠

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くす [kùsúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) くす [kúꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟sɨ]

Noun

くす or クス • (kusu) ^{←くす (kusu)?}

1. Synonym of くすのき (kusu-no-ki)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of くす – see the following entry.

【薬】3 [affix] a medicine or drug

(This term, くす (kusu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as くす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くす.)