すすき
See also: すずき
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 薄 芒 |
Pronunciation
Noun
すすき or ススキ • (susuki) ←すすき (susuki)?
- susuki grass, Japanese pampas grass, eulalia (Miscanthus sinensis)
- (card games, hanafuda) The suit of susuki grass in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of August and the number eight
- Synonym: 坊主 (bōzu, “shaved head”)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary). As a hanafuda term, it is typically written in kanji, as 芒.
Synonyms
- おばな (obana)
See also
| Hanafuda suits in Japanese · 花札のスート (hanafuda no sūto) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1月 (ichigatsu) | 2月 (nigatsu) | 3月 (sangatsu) | 4月 (shigatsu) | 5月 (gogatsu) | 6月 (rokugatsu) |
| 松 (matsu) | 梅 (ume) | 桜 (sakura) | 藤 (fuji) 黒豆 (kuromame) |
菖蒲 (ayame, shōbu) 杜若 (kakitsubata) |
牡丹 (botan) |
| 7月 (shichigatsu) | 8月 (hachigatsu) | 9月 (kugatsu) | 10月 (jūgatsu) | 11月 (jūichigatsu) | 12月 (jūnigatsu) |
| 萩 (hagi) 赤豆 (akamame) |
芒 (susuki) 坊主 (bōzu) |
菊 (kiku) | 紅葉 (momiji) | 柳 (yanagi) 雨 (ame) |
桐 (kiri) |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɨsɨkʲi]
Proper noun
すすき • (Susuki)
- a female given name
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN