香草

Chinese

fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (香草)
simp. #(香草)

Pronunciation


Noun

香草

  1. fragrant herb
  2. vanilla
  3. Elsholtzia; Vietnamese balm

Verb

香草

  1. (Mainland China Mandarin, Internet slang, neologism) Alternative form of (I want to fuck).

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (香草):
  • Japanese: 香草(こうそう) (kōsō, fragrant herb)
  • Korean: 향초(香草) (hyangcho, fragrant herb)
  • Vietnamese: hương thảo (香草, rosemary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4
そう
Grade: 1
goon on'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぐさ [káꜜgùsà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

(こう)(そう) • (kōsōかうさう (kausau)?
()(ぐさ) • (kagusa

  1. fragrant herb

See also

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

香草 • (hyangcho) (hangeul 향초)

  1. hanja form? of 향초

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

香草

  1. chữ Hán form of hương thảo (rosemary)