早苗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
早	苗
さ Grade: 1	なえ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 秧

Etymology

Compound of さ (sa-, prefix for "early") + 苗(なえ) (nae, “seedling”).

The use of 早 (“early”) is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さなえ [sànáé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠na̠e̞]

Noun

早(さ)苗(なえ) • (sanae) ^{←さなへ (sanafe)?}

1. rice sprouts

   Synonyms: 玉苗 (tamanae), 若苗 (wakanae)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 早(さ)苗唄(なえうた) (Sanaeuta)
• 早(さな)苗(え)打(う)ち (sanae-uchi)
• 早(サ)苗(ナエ)蓼(タデ) (sanae-tade)
• 早(さな)苗(え)月(づき) (Sanae-zuki)
• 早(さ)苗(なえ)鳥(どり) (sanae-dori)
• 早(サ)苗(ナエ)蜻蛉(トンボ) (sanae tonbo)

See also

• 挿秧(そうおう) (sōō)
• 早(さ)開(びら)き (sabiraki)

Proper noun

早(さ)苗(なえ) • (Sanae) ^{←さなへ (Sanafe)?}

1. a place name
2. a surname
3. a female given name

Compounds

• 早苗饗(さなぶり) (sanaburi)