時計草

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Japanese

 トケイソウ on Japanese Wikipedia
時計草 (tokeisō): a passionflower as seen from above, with the three parts of the pistil shown as the dark, thick arms extending from the center.
Kanji in this term
時 計 草
とき > と
Grade: 2 		けい
Grade: 2 		そう
Grade: 1
irregular on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 時計 (tokei, “clock”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 草 (sō, “herb, plant”), so named because the shape of the flower is similar to a clock.[1][2] The pistil's three parts can be likened to the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand of a clock, as seen in the image.

Pronunciation

Noun

時(と)計(けい)草(そう) or 時計草(トケイソウ) • (tokeisō) ←とけいさう (tokeisau) or トケイサウ (tokeisau)?

  1. a passion flower

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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