桜草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜	草
さくら Grade: 5	そう Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
櫻草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さくらそー [sàkúrásóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠so̞ː]

Noun

桜(さくら)草(そう) or 桜草(サクラソウ) • (sakurasō) ^{←さくらさう (sakurasau)^?}

a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サクラソウ (sakurasō).

Derived terms

桜草科(さくらそうか) (sakurasōka), サクラソウ科(か) (sakurasōka): family Primulaceae

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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