烏柄杓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏 柄 杓
からす
Jinmeiyō 		ひ > び
Grade: S 		しゃく
Hyōgai
kun'yomi kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

From 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”) + 柄杓(ひしゃく) (hishaku, “ladle, dipper”)

Noun

烏(からす)柄(び)杓(しゃく) or 烏柄杓(カラスビシャク) • (karasubishaku) 

  1. crow-dipper, Pinellia ternata
    Synonyms: 地文 (chibun), 半夏 (hange)

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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