Word Meaning 莎草

しゃそう shasou

莎草 is read as しゃそう (shasou) and means galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria).

Meaning

English

  1. galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria)
  2. nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)

Reading

Kana

しゃそう

Romaji

shasou

Writing Variants

  • 蚊帳吊草 かやつりぐさ kayatsurigusa
  • 蚊帳吊草 しゃそう shasou
  • 莎草 かやつりぐさ kayatsurigusa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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塩莎草

しおくぐ

Carex scabrifolia (species of sedge)

煙草

たばこ

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

海草

うみぐさ

seaweed

くさ

ninja

雑草

ざっそう

weed

野草

のぐさ

wild grasses

水草

すいそう

water plant

八千草

やちぐさ

variety of plants

下草

したぐさ

undergrowth

千草

ちぐさ

great variety of flowering plants

夏草

なつぐさ

summer grass