鉄線

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉄	線
てつ > てっ Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鐵線 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てっせん [tèsséń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [te̞sːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

鉄(てっ)線(せん) • (tessen) ^{←てつせん (tetusen)^?}

iron wire

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉄	線
てつ > てっ Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
鐵線 (kyūjitai) 鉄仙

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てっせん [tèsséń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [te̞sːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

鉄(てっ)線(せん) or 鉄線(テッセン) • (tessen) ^{←てつせん (tetusen)^?}

Clematis florida

Usage notes

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN