弟切草
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 弟 | 切 | 草 |
| おと Grade: 2 |
きり > ぎり Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o̞to̞ɡʲiɾʲiso̞ː]
Noun
弟切草 or 弟切草 • (otogirisō) ←おとぎりさう (otogirisau)?
- Hypericum erectum, a species of St. John's wort
- Synonyms: 畔紫 (azemurasaki), 青薬 (“ao-gusuri”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オトギリソウ (otogirisō).
See also
- 小連翹 (shōrengyō)
References
- “弟切草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- “弟切草” in Weblio Dictionary.