吸葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吸	葛
す(い) Grade: 6	かずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
吸い葛 忍冬

Etymology

Literally, “sucking creeper”, 吸(す)い (sui, “sucking, inhaling”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “vine, creeper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨika̠zɨɾa̠]

Noun

吸(すい)葛(かずら) or 吸葛(スイカズラ) • (suikazura) 

1. Japanese honeysuckle; golden-and-silver honeysuckle,Lonicera japonica

   Synonyms: 金銀花 (kinginka), 忍冬 (nindō)

Usage notes

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