白粉花
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 白 | 粉 | 花 |
| おしろい | はな > ばな Grade: 1 | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 5 | |
| irregular | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
editLiterally, “face powder flower”, 白粉 (oshiroi, “face powder”) + 花 (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit白粉花 or 白粉花 • (oshiroibana)
- four o'clock flower, Mirabilis jalapa
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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- Japanese terms spelled with 白
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- Japanese terms spelled with 花 read as はな
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- ja:Four o'clock family plants