光苔

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひかり
Grade: 2
こけ > ごけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ヒカリゴケ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, light moss, (ひかり) (hikari, light) + (こけ) (koke, moss). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [çika̠ɾʲiɡo̞ke̞]

Noun

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(ひかり)(ごけ) or 光苔(ヒカリゴケ) (hikarigoke

  1. luminous moss, Schistostega pennata

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).