唐人稗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐 人 稗
とう
Grade: S 		じん
Grade: 1 		ひえ > びえ
Hyōgai
kan'on kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “foreigner's millet”, 唐人(とうじん) (tōjin, “Chinese person, foreigner”) + 稗(ひえ) (hie, “millet”). The hie changes to bie as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːʑĩmbʲie̞]

Noun

唐(とう)人(じん)稗(びえ) or 唐人稗(トウジンビエ) • (tōjinbie) 

  1. pearl millet, Cenchrus americanus

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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