岩梨
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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岩 | 梨 |
いわ Grade: 2 |
なし Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Superficially of 岩 (iwa, “stone”) + 梨 (nashi, “pear”); compare synonyms 岩椿 (iwatsubaki, literally “stone camellia”), 砂苺 (sunaichigo, literally “sand strawberry”). Attested from the 13th century.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- Epigaea asiatica, an evergreen shrub
- the edible fruit of the plant
- Synonym of 苔桃 (kokemomo, “lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea”)
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
References
[edit]- ^ “岩梨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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- Japanese terms spelled with 岩 read as いわ
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