蚊帳吊草

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蚊 帳 吊 草
か
Grade: S		 や
Grade: 3		 つ(り)
Hyōgaiji		 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): [ka̠ja̠t͡sɨᵝɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝsa̠]

Noun

蚊帳吊草 (hiragana かやつりぐさ, katakana カヤツリグサ, rōmaji kayatsurigusa)

  1. lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus microiria)
    Synonym: 枡草 (masukusa)

See also
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