団扇苔

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うちわ こけ > ごけ
Jinmeiyō
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun on'yomi
Alternative spelling
團扇苔 (kyūjitai)
 ウチワゴケ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, fan moss, 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, round fan) + (こけ) (koke, moss). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠ɡo̞ke̞]

Noun

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団扇(うちわ)(ごけ) or 団扇苔(ウチワゴケ) (uchiwagoke

  1. Crepidomanes minutum

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).