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美人蕉

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Chinese

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banana
trad. (美人蕉) 美人
simp. #(美人蕉) 美人

Pronunciation

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Noun

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美人蕉

  1. Canna indica

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
じん
Grade: 1
しょう
Jinmeiyō
kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

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美人(びじん) (bijin, a beauty) + (しょう) (shō, banana, plantain)

Noun

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()(じん)(しょう) or 美人蕉(ビジンシょウ) (bijinshōびじんせう (bizinseu)?

  1. Synonym of 姫芭蕉 (himebashō, Musa coccinea)

Usage notes

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