蛇苺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蛇	苺
へび Grade: S	いちご Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Literally, “snake strawberry”, 蛇(へび) (hebi, “snake”) + 苺(いちご) (ichigo, “strawberry”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) へびいちご [hèbííꜜchìgò] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [he̞bʲiːt͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

蛇(へび)苺(いちご) or 蛇苺(ヘビイチゴ) • (hebiichigo)

Potentilla hebiichigo, a species of cinquefoil
Synonyms: 蛇苺 (“kuchinawa-ichigo”), 毒苺 (doku-ichigo)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

雄蛇苺(オヘビイチゴ) (ohebiichigo)
姫蛇苺(ヒメヘビイチゴ) (himehebiichigo)
藪蛇苺(ヤブヘビイチゴ) (yabuhebiichigo)
山蛇苺(ヤマヘビイチゴ) (yamahebiichigo)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蛇	苺
くちなわ Grade: S	いちご Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟t͡ɕina̠β̞a̠it͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

蛇(くちなわ)苺(いちご) • (kuchinawaichigo)

synonym of 蛇苺 (hebi ichigo, “Potentilla hebiichigo, a species of cinquefoil”)