蠅取草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蠅	取	草
はえ Hyōgaiji	と(り) Grade: 3	そう Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
蠅	取	草
はえ Hyōgaiji	と(り) Grade: 3	くさ > ぐさ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

蠅(はえ)捕(とり)草(ぐさ) (haetorigusa)
蠅(はえ)捕(とり)草(そう) (haetorisō)

Etymology

蠅 (hae, “fly”) +‎ 取り (tori, stem of 取る (toru, “to eat”)) +‎ 草 (kusa, sō, “grass”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はえとりそー [hàétórísóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ha̠e̞to̞ɾʲiso̞ː]

Noun

蠅(はえ)取(とり)草(ぐさ) or 蠅取草(ハエトリグサ) or 蠅(はえ)取(とり)草(そう) or 蠅取草(ハエトリソウ) • (haetorigusa or haetorisō) ^{←はへとりぐさ (fafetorigusa) or はへとりさう (fafetorisau)^?}

a Venus flytrap
Synonym: 蠅地獄 (haejigoku)

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