すげ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
Kanji used
shrimp
barbarian
yellow
sedge (a type of plant)
Pitch accent
ぞき
すげ
Composed of
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
yellow
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)