竜舌蘭
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Japanese
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| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 竜 | 舌 | 蘭 |
| りゅう Grade: S |
ぜつ Grade: 6 |
らん Jinmeiyō |
| goon | on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 龍舌蘭 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 竜 (ryū, “dragon”) + 舌 (zetsu, “tongue”) + 蘭 (ran, “orchid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]竜舌蘭 or 竜舌蘭 • (ryūzetsuran)
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).
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 竜 read as りゅう
- Japanese terms spelled with 舌 read as ぜつ
- Japanese terms spelled with 蘭 read as らん
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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