仕草

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仕 草
し
Grade: 3		 くさ > ぐさ
Grade: 1
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
仕種

Etymology

Compound of し (shi, “to do”, continuative form of する) + 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”). The kusa changes to gusa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

仕(し)草(ぐさ) • (shigusa) 

  1. behavior, bearing, mannerisms, movements
  2. gesture, acting
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