水松

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on
 スイショウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

(すい)(しょう) or 水松(スイショウ) (suishō

  1. Chinese swamp cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis)
Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
みる
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
jukujikun

This kanji spelling literally means “water pine”.

For pronunciation and definitions of 水松 – see the following entry.
海松みる
green sea or dead man's fingers of species Codium fragile
Short for 海松色 (miruiro): a dark yellowish-green color
Alternative spelling
ミル
(This term, 水松, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)