蘇鉄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	鉄
そ Jinmeiyō	てつ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
蘇鐵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そてつ [sòtétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞te̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

蘇(そ)鉄(てつ) or 蘇鉄(ソテツ) • (sotetsu) ^{←そてつ (sotetu)?}

1. sago palm, Cycas revoluta

Usage notes

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