野苺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	苺
の Grade: 2	いちご Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Wild strawberries

Etymology

野(の) (no, “wild”) + 苺(いちご) (ichigo, “strawberry”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞it͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

野(の)苺(いちご) or 野苺(ノイチゴ) • (noichigo) 

1. wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Usage notes

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