富貴草
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 富 | 貴 | 草 |
| ふう > ふっ Grade: 4 |
き Grade: 6 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| irregular | on'yomi | on'yomi |
Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴 (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草 (sō, “grass, plant”). ふっき (“fukki”) is a contraction of ふうき (“fūki”).
Noun
富貴草 or 富貴草 • (fukkisō) ←ふっきさう (fukkisau)?
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 富 | 貴 | 草 |
| ふう Grade: 4 |
き Grade: 6 |
くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | kun'yomi | |
Literally, “riches grass”, compound of 富貴 (fūki, “wealth and rank”) + 草 (kusa, “grass, plant”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
富貴草 • (fūkigusa)
- synonym of 牡丹 (botan, “peony”)