Word Meaning 天草

てんぐさ tengusa

天草 is read as てんぐさ (tengusa) and means any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale).

Meaning

English

any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)

Reading

Kana

てんぐさ

Romaji

tengusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 123821 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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天草海月

あまくさくらげ

Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)

天草版

あまくさばん

Jesuit publications (16th-17th century)

天然

てんねん

natural airhead

天候

てんこう

weather

天才

てんさい

genius

天王山

てんおうざん

strategic point

天性

てんせい

nature

天窓

てんそう

head

天気予報

てんきよほう

weather forecast

天然ガス

てんねんがす

natural gas

天然記念物

てんねんきねんぶつ

natural monument

天神

てんじん

Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)