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黄金花

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かね > がね
Grade: 1
はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金花 (kyūjitai)
 コガネバナ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, gold flower, 黄金(こがね) (kogane, gold, gold coin) + (はな) (hana, flower). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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()(がね)(ばな) or 黄金花(コガネバナ) (koganebana

  1. Chinese skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis
    Synonym: 黄金柳 (kogane-yanagi)

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).

See also

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