石竹

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Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks bamboo
simp. and trad.
(石竹)

Pronunciation


Noun

石竹

  1. China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 1
ちく
Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

石竹, Dianthus chinensis

(せき)(ちく) or 石竹(セキチク) (sekichiku

  1. A China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

Usage notes

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