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岩袋

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いわ
Grade: 2
ふくろ > ぶくろ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 イワブクロ on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, stone bag, (いわ) (iwa, stone, boulder) + (ふくろ) (fukuro, bag). The fukuro changes to bukuro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(いわ)(ぶくろ) or 岩袋(イワブクロ) (iwabukuro

  1. Pennellianthus frutescens

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).