野蕗

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふき > ぶき
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ノブキ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, field butterbur, () (no, field, wild) + (ふき) (fuki, butterbur). The fuki changes to buki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぶき) or 野蕗(ノブキ) (nobuki

  1. Adenocaulon himalaicum
    Synonym: 座禅草 (zazensō)

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).