桜草 in Japanese

IPA: [sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠so̞ː] Forms: 桜草 [canonical] (ruby: 桜(さくら), 草(そう)), 桜草 [canonical] (ruby: 桜草(サクラソウ)), sakurasō [romanization], sakurasau [romanization], さくらさう [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|桜|さくら|草|そう|t1=cherry blossom|t2=grass}} 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|さくらそう|サクラソウ|hhira=さくらさう}} 桜(さくら)草(そう) or 桜草(サクラソウ) • (sakurasō) ^(←さくらさう (sakurasau)?)

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      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry blossom”) + 草(そう) (sō, “grass”).",
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      "form": "sakurasau",
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          "name": "Primrose family plants",
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              "桜草科",
              "さくらそうか"
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              "科",
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        }
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        "a primrose, specifically the Japanese primrose, Primula sieboldii"
      ],
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        "Primula sieboldii",
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      ]
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      "other": "さくらそー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠so̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "桜草"
}

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      "english": "family Primulaceae",
      "roman": "sakurasōka",
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          "桜草科",
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        ],
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          "か"
        ]
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    }
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  ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "Primula sieboldii",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠so̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "桜草"
}

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  "path": [
    "桜草"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "桜草",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

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  "title": "桜草",
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"桜草" meaning in Japanese

Noun