松風草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
松 風 草
まつ
Grade: 4 		かぜ
Grade: 2 		そう
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “pine wind grass”, 松風(まつかぜ) (matsukaze, “wind through the pine tree”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠t͡sɨka̠ze̞so̞ː]

Noun

松(まつ)風(かぜ)草(そう) or 松風草(マツカゼソウ) • (matsukazesō) 

  1. Boenninghausenia albiflora var. japonica

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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