蘇芳
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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蘇 | 芳 |
す Jinmeiyō |
ほう > おう Grade: S |
goon |
Alternative spellings |
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蘇方 蘇枋 須房 |
Etymology edit
Compare Chinese 蘇枋/苏枋 (sūfāng).
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
蘇芳 or 蘇芳 • (suō) ←すはう (sufau)?
- sappanwood (Biancaea sappan)
- (commonly used in dyeing) a shade of deep red
- 蘇芳:
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as スオウ.