塔花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塔 花
とう
Grade: S 		はな > ばな
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Literally, “tower flower”, 塔(とう) (tō, “tower, stupa”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːba̠na̠]

Noun

塔(とう)花(ばな) or 塔花(トウバナ) • (tōbana) 

  1. slender wild basil, Clinopodium gracile

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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