薬師草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薬 師 草
やく
Grade: 3 		し
Grade: 5 		そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
藥師草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “Yakushi grass”, 薬師(やくし) (Yakushi, “Yakushi, the Buddha of medicine”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja̠kɯ̟ɕiso̞ː]

Noun

薬(やく)師(し)草(そう) or 薬師草(ヤクシソウ) • (yakushi-sō) 

  1. Youngia denticulata

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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