砥草 (とくさ) — scouring rushes, Equisetum hyemale, common horsetail | Kakuso

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Meaning

scouring rushes Equisetum hyemale and common horsetail

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Component Analysis

scouring rushes, Equisetum hyemale, common horsetail

砥

whetstone, grindstone

と, といし, シ

石

いし, セキ, シャク

口

くち, コウ, ク

氐

name of an ancient tribe

ふもと, テイ, タイ

氏

family name, surname, clan

うじ, -うじ, シ

丶

dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)

草

grass, weeds, herbs...

くさ, くさ-, ソウ

艹

( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140

早

はや.い, はや, ソウ

日

day, sun, Japan...

ひ, -び, ニチ

十

とお, と, ジュウ

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