黄金花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄 金 花
こ
Grade: 2 		かね > がね
Grade: 1 		はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金花 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “gold flower”, 黄金(こがね) (kogane, “gold, gold coin”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

黄(こ)金(がね)花(ばな) or 黄金花(コガネバナ) • (koganebana) 

  1. Chinese skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis
    Synonym: 黄金柳 (kogane-yanagi)

Usage notes

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

See also

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