水雲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	雲
すい Grade: 1	うん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すいうん [sùíúń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨiɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

水(すい)雲(うん) • (suiun) 

1. clouds and water

   Synonym: 雲水 (unsui)

2. (by extension) the natural world
3. Synonym of 雲水 (unsui, “an ceaseless wandering pilgrimage, a wandering pilgrim”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	雲
もずく
Grade: 1	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もずく [mòzúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) もずく [móꜜzùkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞zɨkɯ̟]

Noun

水雲(もずく) or 水雲(モズク) • (mozuku) 

1. Nemacystus decipiens
2. Any of various chordariaceous species of edible seaweed, including Nemacystus decipiens and Sphaerotrichia divaricata.

Usage notes

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