嫁菜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫁 菜
よめ
Grade: S 		な
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
娵菜

Etymology

Literally, “bride greens”, 嫁(よめ) (yome, “bride”) + 菜(な) (na, “greens”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̞me̞na̠]

Noun

嫁(よめ)菜(な) or 嫁菜(ヨメナ) • (yomena) 

  1. Aster yomena
    Synonym: 薺蒿 (uhagi)

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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