松葉菊
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 松 | 葉 | 菊 |
| まつ Grade: 4 |
は > ば Grade: 3 |
きく > ぎく Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “pine needle chrysanthemum”, 松葉 (matsuba, “pine needle”) + 菊 (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]松葉菊 or 松葉菊 • (matsubagiku)
- Lampranthus spectabilis, a species of trailing iceplant
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 松 read as まつ
- Japanese terms spelled with 葉 read as は
- Japanese terms spelled with 菊 read as きく
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
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- ja:Aizoaceae family plants