南蛮繁縷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	蛮	繁	縷
なん Grade: 2	ばん Grade: S	はこべ
		Grade: S	Hyōgaiji
goon	kan'on	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
南蠻繁縷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “southern barbarian chickweed”, compound of 南蛮(なんばん) (nanban, “southern barbarian”) + 繁縷(はこべ) (hakobe, “chickweed”)

Noun

南(なん)蛮(ばん)繁縷(はこべ) or 南蛮繁縷(ナンバンハコベ) • (nanban hakobe) 

1. Cucubalus baccifer var. japonicus

Usage notes

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