延命草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
延 命 草
えん
Grade: 6 		めい
Grade: 3 		そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “life prolonging plant”, 延命(えんめい) (enmei, “life pronlonging, life support”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞mːe̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

延(えん)命(めい)草(そう) • (enmeisō) 

  1. synonym of 引起 (hiki-okoshi, “Isodon japonicus”)
  2. synonym of 延齢草 (enreisō, “Trillium smallii, a species of trillium”)
  3. synonym of 艾 (yomogi, “mugwort, Artemisia princeps”)
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