婆羅門参

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
もん
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
婆羅門參 (kyūjitai)
 バラモンジン on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, brahmin ginseng, 婆羅門(ばらもん) (baramon, brahmin) + (しん) (shin, carrot, gingseng). The shin changes to jin as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(もん)(じん) or 婆羅門参(バラモンジン) (baramonjin

  1. purple salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius
    Synonym: 麦撫子 (mugi-nadeshiko)

Usage notes

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