岩菖蒲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩	菖	蒲
いわ Grade: 2	しょう Jinmeiyō	ぶ Jinmeiyō

Etymology

Literally, “rock iris”, 岩(いわ) (iwa, “rock, boulder”) + 菖蒲(しょうぶ) (shōbu, “sweet flag iris”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iβ̞a̠ɕo̞ːbɯ̟]

Noun

岩(いわ)菖(しょう)蒲(ぶ) or 岩菖蒲(イワショウブ) • (iwashōbu) ^{←いわしゃうぶ (iwasyaubu)?}

1. Triantha japonica

Usage notes

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