桜草

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
そう
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
櫻草 (kyūjitai)
 サクラソウ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Primula sieboldii on Wikipedia
桜草 (sakurasō): a primrose plant.

Etymology

Compound of (さくら) (sakura, cherry blossom) + (そう) (, grass).

Pronunciation

Noun

(さくら)(そう) or 桜草(サクラソウ) (sakurasōさくらさう (sakurasau)?

  1. a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii

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 サクラソウ.

Derived terms

References

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