峠蕗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
峠 蕗
とうげ
Grade: S 		ふき > ぶき
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 トウゲブキ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, “mountain pass butterbur”, 峠(とうげ) (tōge, “mountain pass, ridge”) + 蕗(ふき) (fuki, “giant butterbur”). The fuki changes to buki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

峠(とうげ)蕗(ぶき) or 峠蕗(トウゲブキ) • (tōgebuki) 

  1. Ligularia hodgsonii
    Synonyms: 蝦夷宝香 (“Ezo takarakō”), 鬼宝香 (“oni takarakō”)

Usage notes

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

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