山葡萄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	葡	萄
やま Grade: 1	ぶ Jinmeiyō	どう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	goon

Etymology

Literally, “mountain grape”, 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 葡萄(ぶどう) (budō, “grape, grapevine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠bɯ̟do̞ː]

Noun

山(やま)葡(ぶ)萄(どう) or 山葡萄(ヤマブドウ) • (yamabudō) 

1. crimson glory vine, Vitis coignetiae

Usage notes

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