沢菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沢	菊
さわ Grade: S	きく > ぎく Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
澤菊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “marsh chrysanthemum”, 沢(さわ) (sawa, “marsh”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠β̞a̠ɡʲikɯ̟]

Noun

沢(さわ)菊(ぎく) or 沢菊(サワギク) • (sawagiku) 

1. Nemosenecio nikoensis

   Synonym: 襤褸菊 (borogiku)

Usage notes

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