畔紫
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 畔 | 紫 |
| あぜ Grade: S |
むらさき Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠ze̞mɯ̟ɾa̠sa̠kʲi]
Noun
畔紫 or 畔紫 • (azemurasaki)
- synonym of 弟切草 (otogiri-sō, “a species of St. John's wort, Hypericum erectum”)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アゼムラサキ (azemurasaki).
References
- “畔紫”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- “畔紫” in Weblio Dictionary.