Chinese

Noun

豚草

1. common ragweed

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 豚 ‎(buta, “pig”) +‎ 草 ‎(kusa, “grass”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ぶたくさ [bùtákúsá] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [bɯᵝta̠kɯ̥ᵝsa̠]

Noun

豚草 ‎(hiragana ぶたくさ, katakana ブタクサ, romaji butakusa)

1. common ragweed

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3