麝香草

Chinese

		musk	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (麝香草)		麝香	草
simp. ^#(麝香草)		麝香	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shèxiāngcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁶ hoeng¹ cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shèxiāngcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shèsiangcǎo
  - Wade–Giles: shê⁴-hsiang¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: shè-syāng-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehshiangtsao
  - Palladius: шэсянцао (šɛsjancao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: se⁶ hoeng¹ cou²
  - Yale: seh hēung chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se⁶ hoeng¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé⁶ hêng¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː²² hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

麝香草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	草
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝香(じゃこう) (jakō, “musk”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass; herb, plant”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Attested since at least 1712.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゃこーそー [jàkóósóó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)草(そう) • (jakōsō) ^{←じやかうさう (zyakausau)^?}

[from 1712] Chelonopsis moschata, a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, known for its aromatic qualities

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウソウ (jakōsō).

Derived terms

愛鷹麝香草(あしたかじゃこうそう) (ashitaka jakōsō)
伊吹麝香草(いぶきじゃこうそう) (ibuki jakōsō)
立麝香草(たちじゃこうそう) (tachi jakōsō)
谷麝香草(たにじゃこうそう) (tani jakōsō)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “麝香草”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “麝香草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “麝香草”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “麝香草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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