半鐘蔓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半 鐘 蔓
はん
Grade: 2 		しょう
Grade: S 		つる > づる
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kan'on kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “alarm-bell vine”, 半鐘(はんしょう) (hanshō, “signal bell, fire bell”) + 蔓(つる) (tsuru, “vine”). The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞ːzɨɾɯ̟]

Noun

半(はん)鐘(しょう)蔓(づる) or 半鐘蔓(ハンショウヅル) • (hanshōzuru) 

  1. Clematis japonica, a species of clematis
    Synonym: 釣鐘葛 (tsurigane kazura)

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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