蛇苔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛇 苔
じゃ
Grade: S 		こけ > ごけ
Jinmeiyō
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

蛇(じゃ) (ja, “snake, serpent”) + 苔(こけ) (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠ɡo̞ke̞]

Noun

蛇(じゃ)苔(ごけ) or 蛇苔(ジャゴケ) • (jagoke) 

  1. snakeskin liverwort, Conocephalum conicum

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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