草本

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Chinese

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

grass; herb root; stem
trad. (草本)
simp. #(草本)
anagram 本草

Adjective

草本

  1. (botany) herbaceous
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(of a draft) rough manuscript
trad. (草本)
simp. #(草本)
anagram 本草

Noun

草本

  1. draft; sketch

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 1
ほん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(そう)(ほん) (sōhon

  1. (botany) herb; herbaceous plant
    一年生(いちねんせい)草本(そうほん)
    ichinensei sōhon
    annual plant
  2. draft; sketch

References

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