蚤の衾

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蚤	衾
のみ Hyōgai	ふさま Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “flea's quilt”, 蚤(のみ) (nomi, “flea”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 衾(ふすま) (fusuma, “quilt”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞mʲino̞ɸɯ̟sɨma̠]

Noun

蚤(のみ)の衾(ふすま) or 蚤(ノミ)の衾(フスマ) • (nomi no fusuma) 

1. bog chickweed, Stellaria uliginosa var. undulata

Usage notes

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