蛇の髭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛇	髭
じゃ Grade: S	ひげ Hyōgai
goon	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “serpent's moustache”, 蛇(じゃ) (ja) + の (no, possessive particle) + 髭(ひげ) (hige, “moustache”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ no̞ çiɡe̞]

Noun

蛇(じゃ)の髭(ひげ) or 蛇(ジャ)の髭(ヒゲ) • (ja no hige) 

1. lilyturf, Ophiopogon japonicus

   Synonyms: 竜の髭 (ryū no hige), 龍の髭 (tatsu no hige)

See also

• 麦門冬(ばくもんとう) (bakumontō)
• 龍(りゅう)の玉(たま) (ryū no tama)