秋の麒麟草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秋	麒	麟	草
あき Grade: 2	き Jinmeiyō	りん Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “autumn's qilin grass”, 秋(あき) (aki, “autumn”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 麒麟草(きりんそう) (kirinsō, “'qilin grass', a species of stonecrop”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠kʲi no̞ kʲiɾʲĩɰ̃so̞ː]

Noun

秋(あき)の麒(き)麟(りん)草(そう) or 秋(アキ)の麒麟草(キリンソウ) • (aki no kirinsō)

Solidago virgaurea var. asiatica, a species of goldenrod

Usage notes

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