天人草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 人 草
てん
Grade: 1 		にん
Grade: 1 		そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “heavenly being grass”, 天人(てんにん) (tennin, “heavenly being”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ɲ̟ːĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

天(てん)人(にん)草(そう) or 天人草(テンニンソウ) • (tenninsō) 

  1. Leucosceptrum japonicum

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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