野萵苣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	萵	苣
の Grade: 2	ちしゃ > ぢしゃ
	Hyōgai	Hyōgai
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “field lettuce”, 野(の) (no, “field, wild”) + 萵苣(ちしゃ) (chisha, “lettuce”). The chisha changes to jisha as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞ʑiɕa̠]

Noun

野(の)萵苣(ぢしゃ) or 野萵苣(ノヂシャ) • (nojisha) 

1. lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta)

Usage notes

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