雛の錫杖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雛	錫	杖
ひな Jinmeiyō	しゃく Jinmeiyō	じょう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	goon

Etymology

Literally, “doll's sounding-staff”, 雛(ひな) (hina, “doll”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 錫杖(しゃくじょう) (shakujō, “monk's sounding-staff”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çina̠ no̞ ɕa̠kɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

Noun

雛(ひな)の錫(しゃく)杖(じょう) or 雛(ヒナ)の錫杖(シャクジョウ) • (hina no shakujō) 

1. Burmannia championii

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

• 雛(ひな)の錫杖科(しゃくじょうか) (hina no shakujōka): Burmanniaceae, the botanical name for a family of monocot flowering plants