蚊帳吊草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蚊 帳 吊 草
か
Grade: S 		や
Grade: 3 		つ(り)
Hyōgai 		くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 蚊帳 (kaya, “mosquito net”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 吊り (tsuri, stem of 吊る (tsuru, “to hang”)) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”), from the phrase 蚊帳を吊る (kaya o tsuru, “to hang a mosquito net”), from a children's game using the stems of this grass.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かやつりぐさ [kàyátsúríꜜgùsà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ja̠t͡sɨɾʲiɡɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

蚊(か)帳(や)吊(つり)草(ぐさ) or 蚊帳吊草(カヤツリグサ) • (kayatsurigusa) 

  1. lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus microiria)
    Synonyms: 枡草 (masukusa), 蜻蛉草 (tonbo-gusa)

See also

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