羊歯

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
羊	歯
しだ
Grade: 3	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
羊齒 (kyūjitai) 歯朶

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しだ [shíꜜdà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕida̠]

Noun

羊歯(しだ) or 羊歯(シダ) • (shida) 

1. fern

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 海羊歯(うみしだ) (umishida)
• 玉羊歯(たましだ) (tamashida)
• 虎(とら)の尾羊歯(おしだ) (tora no o shida)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
羊	歯
よう Grade: 3	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
羊齒 (kyūjitai)

Noun

羊(よう)歯(し) • (yōshi) ^{←やうし (yausi)?}

1. Synonym of 羊歯 (shida, “fern”)