乙女葵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙 女 葵
おと
Grade: S 		め
Grade: 1 		あおい
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “maiden mallow”, 乙女(おとめ) (otome, “daughter, maiden”) + 葵(あおい) (aoi, “mallow, hollyhock”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞me̞ a̠o̞i]

Noun

乙(おと)女(め)葵(あおい) or 乙女葵(オトメアオイ) • (otome aoi) 

  1. Asarum savatieri, a species of wild ginger

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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