猪の子槌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猪 子 槌
い
Jinmeiyō 		こ
Grade: 1 		つち > づち
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “wild boar's mallet”, 猪(い)の子(こ) (inoko, “wild boar, boar piglet”) + 槌(つち) (tsuchi, “mallet”). The tsuchi changes to zuchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ino̞ko̞zɨt͡ɕi]

Noun

猪(い)の子(こ)槌(づち) or 猪(イ)の子槌(コヅチ) • (inokozuchi) 

  1. Achyranthes japonica, a species of chaff flower
    Synonym: 牛膝 (gojitsu)

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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