Word Meaning 杜鵑草

ほととぎす hototogisu

杜鵑草 is read as ほととぎす (hototogisu) and means toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta).

Meaning

English

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

Reading

Kana

ほととぎす

Romaji

hototogisu

Writing Variants

時鳥草 ほととぎす hototogisu
時鳥草 ほととぎすそう hototogisusou
杜鵑草 ほととぎすそう hototogisusou
油点草 ほととぎす hototogisu
油点草 ほととぎすそう hototogisusou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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杜鵑

とけん

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜鵑花

さつき

fifth month of the lunar calendar

杜鵑花

とけんか

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

山杜鵑

やまほととぎす

Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

杜

もり

forest

杜撰

ずさん

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing)

海草

かいそう

seaweed

草

くさ

ninja

雑草

ざっそう

weed

野草

やそう

wild grasses

水草

みずくさ

water plant

煙草

えんそう

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)