弟切草
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 弟 | 切 | 草 |
| おと Grade: 2 |
きり > ぎり Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
弟切草 or 弟切草 • (otogirisō) ←おとぎりさう (otogirisau)?
- Hypericum erectum, a species of St. John's wort
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 オトギリソウ.
See also
- 小連翹 (shōrengyō)
References
- “弟切草”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- “弟切草” in Weblio Dictionary.