沢蘭

See also: 澤蘭 and 泽兰

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
沢	蘭
さわ Grade: S	らん Jinmeiyō
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
澤蘭 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 沢(さわ) (sawa, “marsh, swamp”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さわ​らん [sàwáꜜràǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ɰᵝa̠ɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

沢(さわ)蘭(らん) or 沢蘭(サワラン) • (sawaran) ^{←さはらん (safaran) or サハラン (safaran)?}

1. Eleorchis japonica, a species of orchid

   Hypernym: 蘭 (ran)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
沢	蘭
さわ Grade: S	あららぎ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
澤蘭 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 沢(さわ) (sawa, “marsh, swamp”) + 蘭(あららぎ) (araragi, “Allium macrostemon”).

Noun

沢(さわ)蘭(あららぎ) • (sawa araragi) ^{←さはあららぎ (safaararagi)?}

1. (archaic) Synonym of 沢鵯 (sawa hiyodori): Eupatorium lindleyanum; a plant of the Asteraceae family
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 10, page 28:

     澤蘭 陶隠居云、澤蘭、佐波阿良良歧, 一云、阿加末久佐