杉苔
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 杉 | 苔 |
| すぎ Grade: S |
こけ > ごけ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “cedar moss”, 杉 (sugi, “cedar”) + 苔 (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
[edit]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).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 杉 read as すぎ
- Japanese terms spelled with 苔 read as こけ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Mosses