水松

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	松
すい Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'on

Noun

水(すい)松(しょう) or 水松(スイショウ) • (suishō) 

1. Chinese swamp cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	松
みる
Grade: 1	Grade: 4
jukujikun

This kanji spelling literally means “water pine”.

For pronunciation and definitions of 水松 – see the following entry.

【海松みる】 [noun] [circa 759] green sea or dead man's fingers of species Codium fragile [noun] Short for 海松色 (miruiro): a dark yellowish-green color Alternative spelling ミル

(This term, 水松, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)