三味線草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三 味 線 草
さ > しゃ
Grade: 1 		み
Grade: 3 		せん
Grade: 2 		くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
irregular goon on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “shamisen grass”, 三味線(しゃみせん) (shamisen) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠mʲisẽ̞ŋɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん)草(ぐさ) • (shamisengusa) 

  1. synonym of 薺 (nazuna, “shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris”)
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