石楠花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	楠	花
しゃく Grade: 1	なん > な Jinmeiyō	け > げ Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
石南花

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しやくなげ [shìyákúnágé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕija̠kɯ̟na̠ɡe̞]

Noun

シャクナゲ: Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum

石(しゃく)楠(な)花(げ) or 石楠花(シャクナゲ) • (shakunage) ^{←しやくなげ (syakunage)?}

1. various rhododendron species of the subgenus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes

Usage notes

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

See also

• 躑躅(つつじ) (tsutsuji, “rhododendron”) (hypernym)
• さつき (satsuki, “azalea”) (Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum)