夜咲睡蓮
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 夜 | 咲 | 睡 | 蓮 |
| よ Grade: 2 |
さ(き) > ざ(き) Grade: S |
すい Grade: S |
れん Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 夜 (yo, “night”) + 咲 (saki, “blooming”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 咲く (saku, “to bloom”)) + 睡蓮 (suiren, “water lily”). The saki changes to zaki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
夜咲睡蓮 or 夜咲睡蓮 • (yozaki suiren)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヨザキスイレン (yozakisuiren).
Synonyms
- エジプト睡蓮 (Ejiputo suiren)