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一年生草本 (ichinenseisouhon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いち年ねん生せい草そう本ほん

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Meanings

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annual herb

Botanical term for a non-woody plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.

この一いち年ねん生せい草そう本ほんは春はるに芽めを出だし

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This annual herb sprouts in spring and dies by autumn.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
年year, counter for years
生life, genuine, birth
草grass, weeds, herbs
本book, present, main

Related words

多た年ねん生せい草そう本ほん
多年生草本 is a perennial herb, living for more than two years, while 一年生草本 is an annual herb.
一いち年ねん草そう
一年草 is a more common term for an annual plant, while 一年生草本 is a technical botanical term specifically for herbaceous annuals.

Built from

一いち年ねん+生せい+

Etymology

Compound of 一年生 (いちねんせい, 'annual') and 草本 (そうほん, 'herbaceous plant'). The term is a direct calque from Western botanical terminology.

草そう本ほん