水引

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
水 引
みず
Grade: 1 		ひ(き)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 ミズヒキ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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Yellow and white mizuhiki (水引) on an envelope for a Japanese Buddhist memorial service

水(みず)引(ひき) or 水引(ミズヒキ) • (mizuhiki) 

  1. decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper
  2. Persicaria filiformis

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).

Derived terms

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