笄石菖

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笄	石	菖
こうがい Hyōgai	せき > ぜき Grade: 1	しょう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	kan'on	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “hairpin sweet flag”, 笄(こうがい) (kōgai, “hairpin”) + 石菖(せきしょう) (sekishō, “Japanese sweet flag”). The seki changes to zeki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠ize̞kʲiɕo̞ː]

Noun

笄(こうがい)石(ぜき)菖(しょう) or 笄石菖(コウガイゼキショウ) • (kōgaizekishō) ^{←かうがいぜきしやう (kaugaizekisyau)^?}

Juncus leschenaultii
Synonyms: 犬石菖 (inu sekishō), 笄草 (kōgaigusa)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

広葉(ヒロハ)の笄石菖(コウガイゼキショウ) (hiroha no kōgaizekishō)