九年母

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	年	母
く Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1	ぼ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くねんぼ [kùnéńbó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟nẽ̞mbo̞]

Noun

九(く)年(ねん)母(ぼ) or 九年母(クネンボ) • (kunenbo) ^{←くねんぼ (kunenbo)?}

1. kunenbo (Citrus reticulata, syn. Citrus nobilis)

   Synonyms: 久年母 (kunenbo), 香橙 (kōtō)

Usage notes

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