石竹

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks bamboo
simp. and trad.
(石竹)

Pronunciation


Noun

石竹

  1. China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

Compounds

  • 針葉石竹 / 针叶石竹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 1
ちく
Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲit͡ɕikɯ̟]

Noun

(せき)(ちく) or 石竹(セキチク) • (sekichiku

  1. A China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

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 セキチク (sekichiku).