龍の髭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
龍	髭
たつ Jinmeiyō	ひげ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Literally, “dragon's moustache”, 龍(たつ) (tatsu, “dragon”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 髭(ひげ) (hige, “moustache”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡sɨ no̞ çiɡe̞]

Noun

龍(たつ)の髭(ひげ) • (tatsu no hige) 

1. Diarrhena japonica
2. Synonym of 小髭 (kohige, “Juncus effusus f. utilis”)
3. Synonym of 蛇の髭 (ja no hige, “lilyturf, Ophiopogon japonicus”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
龍	髭
りゅう Jinmeiyō	ひげ Hyōgai
goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
竜の髭

For pronunciation and definitions of 龍の髭 – see the following entry.

【竜りゅうの髭ひげ】 [noun] Synonym of 蛇の髭 (ja no hige, “lilyturf, Ophiopogon japonicus”)

(This term, 龍の髭, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)