獅子蘭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獅 子 蘭
し
Jinmeiyō 		し
Grade: 1 		らん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “lion dancer orchid”, 獅子(しし) (shishi, “lion, lion dancer”) + 蘭(らん) (ran, “orchid”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕiɕiɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

獅(し)子(し)蘭(らん) or 獅子蘭(シシラン) • (shishiran) 

  1. Vittaria flexuosa, a species of shoestring fern

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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