蠅取草
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蠅 | 取 | 草 |
| はえ Hyōgaiji | と(り) Grade: 3 | そう Grade: 1 |
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蠅 | 取 | 草 |
| はえ Hyōgaiji | と(り) Grade: 3 | くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | ||
Alternative forms
- 蠅捕草
Etymology
蠅 (hae, “fly”) + 取り (tori, stem of 取る (toru, “to eat”)) + 草 (kusa, sō, “grass”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はえとりそー [hàétórísóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ha̠e̞to̞ɾʲiso̞ː]
Noun
蠅取草 (hiragana はえとりぐさ, katakana ハエトリグサ, rōmaji haetorigusa, historical hiragana はへとりぐさ, historical katakana ハエトリグサ)
(alternative reading hiragana はえとりそう, katakana ハエトリソウ, romaji haetorisō, historical hiragana はへとりさう, historical katakana ハヘトリサウ)
- a Venus flytrap
- Synonym: 蠅地獄 (haejigoku)