水芭蕉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 芭 蕉
みず
Grade: 1 		ば
Jinmeiyō 		しょう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi kan'yōon on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “water banana”, 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 芭蕉(ばしょう) (bashō, “banana”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲizɨba̠ɕo̞ː]

Noun

水(みず)芭(ば)蕉(しょう) or 水芭蕉(ミズバショウ) • (mizubashō) 

  1. Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis

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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