Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぜに
Grade: 6
こけ > ごけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
錢苔 (kyūjitai)
地銭
 ゼニゴケ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, coin moss, (ぜに) (zeni, square-holed coin, money) + (こけ) (koke, moss). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ze̞ɲ̟iɡo̞ke̞]

Noun

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(ぜに)(ごけ) or 銭苔(ゼニゴケ) (zenigoke

  1. Marchantia polymorpha, a species of liverwort
  2. general term for liverworts of the family Marchantiaceae

Usage notes

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