瑠璃萵苣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠	璃	萵	苣
る Grade: S	り Grade: S	ちしゃ > ぢしゃ
		Hyōgai	Hyōgai
goon	on'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

Literally, “azure lettuce”, 瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 萵苣(ちしゃ) (chisha, “lettuce”). The chisha changes to jisha as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾʲiʑiɕa̠]

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)萵苣(ぢしゃ) or 瑠璃萵苣(ルリヂシャ) • (ruri-jisha) 

1. borage, Borago officinalis

Usage notes

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