雛の錫杖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひな
Jinmeiyō
しゃく
Jinmeiyō
じょう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi goon

Etymology

Literally, doll's sounding-staff, (ひな) (hina, doll) + (no, possessive particle) + 錫杖(しゃくじょう) (shakujō, monk's sounding-staff)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çina̠ no̞ ɕa̠kɯ̟ʑo̞ː]

Noun

(ひな)(しゃく)(じょう) or (ヒナ)錫杖(シャクジョウ) • (hina no shakujō

  1. Burmannia championii

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