河原母子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
河	原	母	子
かわ Grade: 5	はら > ら Grade: 2	はは Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “riverbed cudweed”, 河原(かわら) (kawara, “riverbed”) + 母子(ははこ) (hahako, “mother and child, cudweed”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠ɾa̠ ha̠ha̠ko̞]

Noun

河(かわ)原(ら)母(はは)子(こ) or 河原母子(カワラハハコ) • (kawara hahako) 

1. Anaphalis margaritacea var. yedoensis, a species of pearly everlasting

Usage notes

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