夜咲睡蓮

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
さ(き) > ざ(き)
Grade: S
すい
Grade: S
れん
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi on'yomi
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Etymology

Compound of (yo, night) +‎ (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

()(ざき)(すい)(れん) or 夜咲睡蓮(ヨザキスイレン) (yozaki suiren

  1. Nymphaea lotus, the white Egyptian lotus

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).

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