夜顔
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夜 | 顔 |
| よる Grade: 2 |
かお > がお Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 夜顏 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Lit. night face, 夜 (yoru, “night”) + 顔 (gao, “face”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- common moonflower, moon vine, Ipomoea alba
- Synonym: 夕顔 (yūgao)
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also edit
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 夜 read as よる
- Japanese terms spelled with 顔 read as かお
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- ja:Morning glory family plants