沢菊
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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沢 | 菊 |
さわ Grade: S |
きく > ぎく Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
Alternative spelling |
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澤菊 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editLiterally, “marsh chrysanthemum”, 沢 (sawa, “marsh”) + 菊 (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- Nemosenecio nikoensis
- Synonym: 襤褸菊 (borogiku)
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 沢 read as さわ
- Japanese terms spelled with 菊 read as きく
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with yutōyomi
- Japanese compound terms
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