蛍草
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蛍 | 草 |
| ほたる Grade: S |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 螢草 (kyūjitai) |
Literally, “firefly grass”, 蛍 (hotaru, “firefly”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟ɡɯ̟sa̠]
Noun
蛍草 • (hotarugusa)
- synonym of 露草 (tsuyukusa, “Asiatic dayflower, Commelina communis”)
- synonym of 蛍柴胡 (hotaru saiko, “Bupleurum longiradiatum var. elatius”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蛍 | 草 |
| ほたる Grade: S |
そう Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 螢草 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ho̞ta̠ɾɯ̟so̞ː]
Noun
蛍草 • (hotarusō)
- synonym of 蛍柴胡 (hotaru saiko, “Bupleurum longiradiatum var. elatius”)
- synonym of 一人静 (hitorishizuka, “Chloranthus quadrifolius”)
- synonym of 蛍葛 (hotarukazura, “Lithospermum zollingeri”)