菫草
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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菫 | 草 |
すみれ Jinmeiyō | くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
Etymology
Compound of 菫 (sumire, “Violaceae”) + 草 (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
菫草 (hiragana すみれぐさ, rōmaji sumiregusa)
- flowering plants of the Violaceae family
See also
- 菫 (sumire)