山葡萄

Chinese

mountain; hill grape; to be jealous; to envy
trad. (山葡萄) 葡萄
simp. #(山葡萄) 葡萄

Pronunciation


Noun

山葡萄

  1. crimson glory vine (Vitis coignetiae)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1

Jinmeiyō
どう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi goon

Etymology

Literally, mountain grape, (やま) (yama, mountain) + 葡萄(ぶどう) (budō, grape, grapevine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠bɯ̟do̞ː]

Noun

(やま)()(どう) or 山葡萄(ヤマブドウ) • (yamabudō

  1. crimson glory vine, Vitis coignetiae

Usage notes

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