河原撫子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
河 原 撫 子
かわ
Grade: 5 		はら > ら
Grade: 2 		な(でし)
Jinmeiyō 		こ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
カワラナデシコ, Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus

Etymology

Of 河原(かわら) (kawara, “river bed”) + 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pink”), so called because they frequently grow in dry river beds.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

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Wikipedia ja

河(かわ)原(ら)撫(なでし)子(こ) or 河原撫子(カワラナデシコ) • (kawaranadeshiko) 

  1. pink, various flowering plants of the genus Dianthus
  2. (especially) Dianthus superbus, fringed pink

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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