Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かま
Grade: S
つか
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 カマツカ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(かま)(つか) or 鎌柄(カマツカ) (kamatsuka

  1. sickle handle
  2. pike gudgeon, Pseudogobio esocinus
  3. Synonym of 露草 (tsuyukusa, Asiatic dayflower, Commelina communis)
  4. Synonym of 葉鶏頭 (hageitō, Chinese amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor)
  5. oriental photinia, Pourthiaea villosa
    Synonym: 牛殺 (ushikoroshi)

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).