雛の簪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雛	簪
ひな Jinmeiyō	かんざし Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “doll's hairpin”, 雛(ひな) (hina, “doll”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 簪(かんざし) (kanzashi, “decorative hairpin”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çina̠ no̞ kã̠nd͡za̠ɕi]

Noun

雛(ひな)の簪(かんざし) or 雛(ヒナ)の簪(カンザシ) • (hina no kanzashi) 

1. Salomonia ciliata, a species of milkwort

Usage notes

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