衣笠草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 4
かさ > がさ
Jinmeiyō
そう
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぬがさそー [kìnúgásásóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ɡa̠sa̠so̞ː]

Noun

(きぬ)(がさ)(そう) or 衣笠草(キヌガサソウ) • (kinugasasō

  1. Paris japonica

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN