砧草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砧 草
きぬた
Jinmeiyō 		そう
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “fulling block grass”, 砧(きぬた) (kinuta) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ta̠so̞ː]

Noun

砧(きぬた)草(そう) or 砧草(キヌタソウ) • (kinutasō) 

  1. Galium kinuta

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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