カヤツリグサ

also: しゃそう

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Meanings

1

noun

galingale; Cyperus microiria

usually written using kana alone

Refers to plants of the genus Cyperus, especially Cyperus microiria. Usually written in kana.

道みち端ばたにカヤツリグサが生はえている。
Galingale is growing by the roadside.

2

noun

nut grass; Cyperus rotundus

Only with reading しゃそう

Specific species, read as しゃそう. Rarely used; cross-referenced with 浜菅.

Written forms

カヤツリグサ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
蚊帳吊草かやつりぐさ
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
蚊帳かや釣つり草ぐさ
Variant kanji spelling; rarely used.
莎草
- しゃそう
  Kanji spelling for the reading しゃそう, used for nut grass.
- かやつりぐさ
しゃそう

Kanji

蚊mosquito
帳notebook, account book, album
吊suspend, hang, wear (sword)
草

Similar words

ハマスゲ
ハマスゲ is the more common name for nut grass (Cyperus rotundus), while カヤツリグサ usually refers to Cyperus microiria.

Etymology

The name カヤツリグサ literally means 'mosquito-net-hanging plant', from the resemblance of its flower heads to a hanging mosquito net. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.

grass, weeds, herbs

釣angling, fish, catch

莎sedge