鵯花

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひよどり
Hyōgaiji
はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 ヒヨドリバナ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, bulbul flower, compound of (ひよどり) (hiyodori, bulbul) + (はな) (hana, flower). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(ひよどり)(ばな) or 鵯花(ヒヨドリバナ) (hiyodoribana

  1. Eupatorium makinoi

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).