竜の髭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
竜	髭
りゅう Grade: S	ひげ Hyōgai
goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
龍の髭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “dragon's moustache”, 竜(りゅう) (ryū, “dragon”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 髭(ひげ) (hige, “moustache”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨː no̞ çiɡe̞]

Noun

竜(りゅう)の髭(ひげ) • (ryū no hige) 

1. Synonym of 蛇の髭 (ja no hige, “lilyturf, Ophiopogon japonicus”)