三味線蔓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	味	線	蔓
さ > しゃ Grade: 1	み Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2	つる > づる Jinmeiyō
irregular	goon	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “shamisen vine”, 三味線(しゃみせん) (shamisen) + 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”). The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠mʲisẽ̞nd͡zɨɾɯ̟]

Noun

三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん)蔓(づる) • (shamisen-zuru) 

1. Synonym of 蟹草 (kanikusa, “Japanese climbing fern, Lygodium japonicum”)