高野箒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	野	箒
こう Grade: 2	や Grade: 2	ほうき > ぼうき Hyōgai
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “Kōya broom”, 高野(こうや) (Kōya, “Mount Kōya”) + 箒(ほうき) (hōki, “broom”). The hōki changes to bōki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːja̠bo̞ːkʲi]

Noun

高(こう)野(や)箒(ぼうき) or 高野箒(コウヤボウキ) • (kōya-bōki)

Pertya scandens
Synonym: 玉箒 (tamahabaki)

Usage notes

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