和名

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 1
goon kan’on

Pronunciation

Noun

()(めい) (wamei

  1. (taxonomy) Japanese name (as opposed to the Latinate scientific name)
    Hyponym: 標準和名 (hyōjun wamei, formal, standardized Japanese name)
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
みょう
Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

()(みょう) (wamyō

  1. native Japanese name of a thing
    和名(わみょう)類聚抄(るいじゅしょう)
    Wamyō Ruiju-shō”
    (please add an English translation of this example)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN