浜弁慶草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浜	弁	慶	草
はま Grade: S	べん Grade: 5	けい Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
kun'yomi	goon	kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
浜辨慶草 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “beach stonecrop”, 浜(はま) (hama, “beach, seashore”) + 弁慶草(べんけいそう) (benkeisō, “garden stonecrop”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ma̠bẽ̞ŋke̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

浜(はま)弁(べん)慶(けい)草(そう) or 浜弁慶草(ハマベンケイソウ) • (hamabenkeisō) 

1. Mertensia maritima subsp. asiatica, a subspecies of oyster plant

Usage notes

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