鏨草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鏨 草
たがね
Hyōgai 		そう
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

鏨(たげね) (tagene, “chisel”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass, plant”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠ɡa̠ne̞so̞ː]

Noun

鏨(たがね)草(そう) or 鏨草(タガネソウ) • (taganesō) 

  1. Carex siderosticta, a species of sedge

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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