莎草

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Chinese

(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect)
(grass); Cyperus rotundus; (insect); phonetic
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (莎草)
simp. #(莎草)

Pronunciation


Noun

莎草

  1. papyrus (plant in the sedge family)

Synonyms

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かやつり
Hyōgai
くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 莎草 (suōcǎo).

Noun

(かやつり)(ぐさ) or 莎草(カヤツリグサ) (kayatsurigusa

  1. Alternative spelling of 蚊帳吊草 (lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria))

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

莎草 (sacho) (hangeul 사초)

  1. hanja form? of 사초 (sedge)