笄石菖
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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笄 | 石 | 菖 |
こうがい Hyōgai |
せき > ぜき Grade: 1 |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi | kan'on | on'yomi |
Etymology
editLiterally, “hairpin sweet flag”, 笄 (kōgai, “hairpin”) + 石菖 (sekishō, “Japanese sweet flag”). The seki changes to zeki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit笄石菖 or 笄石菖 • (kōgaizekishō) ←かうがいぜきしやう (kaugaizekisyau)?
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
edit- 広葉の笄石菖 (hiroha no kōgaizekishō)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 笄 read as こうがい
- Japanese terms spelled with 石 read as せき
- Japanese terms spelled with 菖 read as しょう
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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