銭苔
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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銭 | 苔 |
ぜに Grade: 6 |
こけ > ごけ Jinmeiyō |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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錢苔 (kyūjitai) 地銭 |
Etymology
editLiterally, “coin moss”, 銭 (zeni, “square-holed coin, money”) + 苔 (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- Marchantia polymorpha, a species of liverwort
- general term for liverworts of the family Marchantiaceae
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 銭 read as ぜに
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