辣韮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辣	韮
らつ > らっ Grade: S	きょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
薤 辣韭

Alternative forms

• らっきょ (rakkyo)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) らっきょー [ràkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

辣(らっ)韮(きょう) or 辣韮(ラッキョウ) • (rakkyō) ^{←らつきよう (ratukyou)?}

1. Chinese scallion, Allium chinense

Usage notes

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

Descendants

• → English: rakkyo