泡苔
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 泡 | 苔 |
| あわ Grade: S |
こけ > ごけ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “bubble moss”, 泡 (awa, “bubble, foam”) + 苔 (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
[edit]- Callitriche japonica, a species of water starwort
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 泡 read as あわ
- 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
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