草原

Chinese

grass plain
simp. and trad.
(草原)

Pronunciation


Noun

草原

  1. grassland; prairie; steppe; savanna

Japanese

Etymology 1

From Sinitic.

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

草原 (hiragana そうげん, rōmaji sōgen)

  1. grassland, meadow
  2. steppe
  3. savanna
  4. prairie

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
くさ
Grade: 1
はら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Noun

草原 (hiragana くさはら, rōmaji kusahara)

  1. grassland, meadow

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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