嵐草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嵐 草
あらし
Grade: S 		くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “storm grass”, 嵐(あらし) (arashi, “storm”) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ɕiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

嵐(あらし)草(ぐさ) or 嵐草(アラシグサ) • (arashigusa) 

  1. Boykinia lycoctonifolia, a species of brookfoam

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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