吉祥草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吉 祥 草
きち
Grade: S 		しょう > じょう
Grade: S 		そう
Grade: 1
goon kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

吉祥(きちじょう) (kichijō, “good omen”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡ɕiʑo̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

吉(きち)祥(じょう)草(そう) or 吉祥草(キチジョウソウ) • (kichijōsō) 

  1. Reineckea carnea

Usage notes

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

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