野蕗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	蕗
の Grade: 2	ふき > ぶき Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “field butterbur”, 野(の) (no, “field, wild”) + 蕗(ふき) (fuki, “butterbur”). The fuki changes to buki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞bɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

野(の)蕗(ぶき) or 野蕗(ノブキ) • (nobuki) 

1. Adenocaulon himalaicum

   Synonym: 座禅草 (zazensō)

Usage notes

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