白藜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	藜
しろ Grade: 1	ざ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi	irregular

Etymology

Short for シロアカザ (shiroakaza), composed from 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”) + 藜(あかざ) (akaza, “Chenopodium album var. centrorubrum; a red variety of white goosefoot”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しろざ [shìrózá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞za̠]

Noun

白(しろ)藜(ざ) or 白藜(シロザ) • (shiroza) 

1. white goosefoot, lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album)