岩髭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩	髭
いわ Grade: 2	ひげ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “rock moustache”, 岩(いわ) (iwa, “stone”) + 髭(ひげ) (hige, “moustache”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iβ̞a̠çiɡe̞]

Noun

岩(いわ)髭(ひげ) or 岩髭(イワヒゲ) • (iwahige) ^{←いはひげ (ifafige)?}

1. Cassiope lycopodioides

Usage notes

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