蛇苺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蛇	苺
へび Grade: S	いちご Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Literally, “snake strawberry”, 蛇(へび) (hebi, “snake”) + 苺(いちご) (ichigo, “strawberry”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へびいちご [hèbííꜜchìgò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [he̞bʲiːt͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

蛇(へび)苺(いちご) or 蛇苺(ヘビイチゴ) • (hebīchigo) 

1. Potentilla hebiichigo, a species of cinquefoil

   Synonyms: 蛇苺 (“kuchinawa-ichigo”), 毒苺 (doku-ichigo)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 雄蛇苺(オヘビイチゴ) (ohebīchigo)
• 姫蛇苺(ヒメヘビイチゴ) (himehebīchigo)
• 藪蛇苺(ヤブヘビイチゴ) (yabuhebīchigo)
• 山蛇苺(ヤマヘビイチゴ) (yamahebīchigo)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蛇	苺
くちなわ Grade: S	いちご Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟t͡ɕina̠β̞a̠it͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

蛇(くちなわ)苺(いちご) • (kuchinawaichigo) 

1. Synonym of 蛇苺 (hebi ichigo, “Potentilla hebiichigo, a species of cinquefoil”)