花火石菖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	火	石	菖
はな Grade: 1	ひ > び Grade: 1	せき > ぜき Grade: 1	しょう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi		kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “firework sweet flag”, 花火(はなび) (hanabi, “firework”) + 石菖(せきしょう) (sekishō, “Japanese sweet flag”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠bʲize̞kʲiɕo̞ː]

Noun

花(はな)火(び)石(ぜき)菖(しょう) or 花火石菖(ハナビゼキショウ) • (hanabizekishō) ^{←はなびせきしゃう (fanabisekisyau)?}

1. Juncus alatus

Usage notes

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