紙蚊帳釣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紙	蚊	帳	釣
かみ Grade: 2	か > が Grade: S	や Grade: 3	つ(り) Grade: S
kun'yomi		irregular	kun'yomi

Etymology

Blend of 紙 (kami, “paper”) +‎ 蚊帳吊草 (kayatsurigusa, “Cyperus iria (lesser rice flat sedge)”, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かみがやつり [kàmígáꜜyàtsùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲiɡa̠ja̠t͡sɨɾʲi]

Noun

紙(かみ)蚊(が)帳(や)釣(つり) or 紙蚊帳釣(カミガヤツリ) • (kamigayatsuri) 

1. papyrus (plant in the sedge family)

See also

• パピルス (papirusu)