時計草
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 時 | 計 | 草 |
| とき > と Grade: 2 |
けい Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| irregular | on'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 時計 (tokei, “clock”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) + 草 (sō, “herb, plant”), so named because the shape of the flower is similar to a clock.[1][2] The pistil's three parts can be likened to the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand of a clock, as seen in the image.
Pronunciation
Noun
時計草 or 時計草 • (tokeisō) ←とけいさう (tokeisau) or トケイサウ (tokeisau)?
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN