辣韮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らつ > らっ
Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spellings

辣韭

Alternative forms

  • らっきょ (rakkyo)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っきょー [ràkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

(らっ)(きょう) or 辣韮(ラッキョウ) • (rakkyōらつきよう (ratukyou)?

  1. Chinese scallion, Allium chinense

Usage notes

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

Descendants

  • English: rakkyo

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN