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オノマンネングサ (おのまんねんぐさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オノマンネングサ

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Meanings

1

needle stonecrop; Sedum lineare

usually written using kana alone

A species of succulent plant native to East Asia, often used as ground cover or in rock gardens.

オノマンネングサは黄き色いろい花はなを咲さかせる多た肉にく植

しょく

物ぶつ

です

。

Needle stonecrop is a succulent that produces yellow flowers.

Kanji

雄masculine, male, hero
之of, this
万ten thousand, 10,000
年year, counter for years
草grass, weeds, herbs

Written forms

オノマンネングサ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
雄お之の万まん年ねん草ぐさ
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in katakana.

Etymology

The name likely derives from the plant's resemblance to 万年草 (Sedum japonicum) combined with a place or personal name element 雄之 (Ono). The exact origin is uncertain.