蛍撫子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛍 撫 子
ほたる
Grade: S 		な
Jinmeiyō 		こ(でし)
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
螢撫子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “firefly pink”, 蛍(ほたる) (hotaru, “firefly”) + 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pink”)

Noun

蛍撫子(ほたるなでしこ) or 蛍撫子(ホタルナデシコ) • (hotarunadeshiko) 

  1. Dianthus knappii

Usage notes

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

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