朝顔

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝 顔
あさ
Grade: 2 		かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
朝顏 (kyūjitai)
朝顔

Etymology

Lit. morning face, 朝(あさ) (asa, “morning”) + 顔(がお) (gao, “face”)

Noun

朝(あさ)顔(がお) or 朝顔(アサガオ) • (asagao) 

  1. morning glory, Ipomoea nil
    Synonyms: 牽牛花 (kengyūka), 牽牛子 (kengoshi)
  2. (by extension) the seeds of the morning glory
    Synonym: 牽牛子 (kengoshi)
  3. something with the shape of a morning glory flower
  4. 家紋 (“crest pattern”) of morning glories
  5. Synonym of 桔梗 (kikyō, “Chinese bellflower, Platycodon grandiflorum”)
  6. Synonym of 木槿 (mukuge, “rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus”)
  7. the face one sees on waking, one's bedpartner
  8. Synonym of 蜉蝣 (kagerō, “mayfly”), also 朝顔虫 (asagao-mushi)

Usage notes

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

Descendants

  • Min Nan: a-sá-gá-o͘h

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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