岩鏡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩	鏡
いわ Grade: 2	かがみ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “rock mirror”, 岩(いわ) (iwa, “rock, boulder”) + 鏡(かがみ) (kagami, “mirror”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iβ̞a̠ka̠ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

岩(いわ)鏡(かがみ) or 岩鏡(イワカガミ) • (iwakagami) ^{←いはかがみ (ifakagami)?}

1. Schizocodon soldanelloides

Usage notes

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