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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
すすき or ススキ • (susuki) ←すすき (susuki)?
- susuki grass, Japanese pampas grass
- (card games) a suit in 花札 (hanafuda), representing the month of August
- Coordinate terms: 松, 梅, 桜, 藤, 菖蒲, 牡丹, 萩, 芒, 菊, 紅葉, 柳, 桐
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
すすき • (Susuki)
- a female given name
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN