袴葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袴	葛
はかま Jinmeiyō	かずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “hakama creeper”, 袴(はかま) (hakama, “hakama, traditional Japanese trousers”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “creeper, creeping plant”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ka̠ma̠ka̠zɨɾa̠]

Noun

袴(はかま)葛(かずら) or 袴葛(ハカマカズラ) • (hakamakazura) 

1. Bauhinia japonica, a species of orchid tree

   Synonym: 彎珠 (wanju)

Usage notes

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