乙女百合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙	女	百	合
おと Grade: S	め Grade: 1	ゆり
		Grade: 1	Grade: 2
kun'yomi		jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “maiden lily”, 乙女(おとめ) (otome, “maiden, young woman”) + 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞to̞me̞ jɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

乙(おと)女(め)百合(ゆり) or 乙女百合(オトメユリ) • (otome yuri) 

1. Lilium rubellum

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).