血止草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
血 止 草
ち
Grade: 3 		と(め) > ど(め)
Grade: 2 		くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “blood stopping grass”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕido̞me̞ɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

血(ち)止(どめ)草(ぐさ) or 血止草(チドメグサ) • (chidomegusa) 

  1. lawn marshpennywort, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
    Synonym: 鏡草 (kagami-gusa)

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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