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野芥子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
け > げ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spellings
野罌粟
苦菜
 ノゲシ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Sonchus oleraceus on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of () (no) + 芥子(けし) (keshi). The keshi changes to geshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ノゲシ: sow thistle

()()() or 野芥子(ノゲシ) (nogeshi

  1. sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus
    • 2005, Kawahara Katsuyuki, Yasō o taberu [Eating wildflowers], page 35:
      アキノノゲシはノゲシ(くら)べて(はな)(いろ)(おう)(はく)(しょく)(あわ)く、()()があって(くき)()かない。
      Akinonogeshi wa nogeshi ni kurabete hana no iro ga ōhakushoku to awaku, ha ni e ga atte kuki o dakanai.
      Compared to sow thistle, Indian lettuce has paler yellow flowers, and its leaves are not held on stalks.

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).