九年母

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	年	母
く Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1	ぼ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
久年母

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くねんぼ [kùnéńbó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟nẽ̞mbo̞]

Noun

九(く)年(ねん)母(ぼ) or 九年母(クネンボ) • (kunenbo) ^{←くねんぼ (kunenbo)^?}

kunenbo (Citrus reticulata, syn. Citrus nobilis)
Synonym: 香橙 (kōtō)

Usage notes

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

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN