おしべ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
雄蕊 雄蘂 雄蕋 雄しべ

Etymology

From 雄(お) (o, “male”) + 蕊(しべ) (shibe, “plant reproductive organ”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​しべ [óꜜshìbè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɕibe̞]

Noun

おしべ • (oshibe) ^{←をしべ (wosibe)?}

1. (botany) stamen

   Coordinate term: めしべ (meshibe, “pistil”)