岩菖蒲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
岩 菖 蒲
いわ
Grade: 2 		しょう
Jinmeiyō 		ぶ
Jinmeiyō

Etymology

Literally, “rock iris”, 岩(いわ) (iwa, “rock, boulder”) + 菖蒲(しょうぶ) (shōbu, “sweet flag iris”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iβ̞a̠ɕo̞ːbɯ̟]

Noun

岩(いわ)菖(しょう)蒲(ぶ) or 岩菖蒲(イワショウブ) • (iwashōbu) ←いわしゃうぶ (iwasyaubu)?

  1. Triantha japonica

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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