半鐘蔓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	鐘	蔓
はん Grade: 2	しょう Grade: S	つる > づる Jinmeiyō
on'yomi	kan'on	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “alarm-bell vine”, 半鐘(はんしょう) (hanshō, “signal bell, fire bell”) + 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”). The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ːzɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

半(はん)鐘(しょう)蔓(づる) or 半鐘蔓(ハンショウヅル) • (hanshōzuru) 

1. Clematis japonica

Usage notes

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