野芥子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
野 芥 子
の
Grade: 2 		け > げ
Jinmeiyō 		し
Grade: 1
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spellings
野罌粟
苦菜
 ノゲシ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Sonchus oleraceus on Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of 野(の) (no) + 芥子(けし) (keshi). The keshi changes to geshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

ノゲシ: sow thistle

野(の)芥(げ)子(し) or 野芥子(ノゲシ) • (nogeshi) 

  1. sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus
    • 2005, Kawahara Katsuyuki, Yasō o taberu [Eating wildflowers], page 35:
      アキノノゲシはノゲシに比(くら)べて花(はな)の色(いろ)が黄(おう)白(はく)色(しょく)と淡(あわ)く、葉(は)に柄(え)があって茎(くき)を抱(だ)かない。
      Akinonogeshi wa nogeshi ni kurabete hana no iro ga ōhakushoku to awaku, ha ni e ga atte kuki o dakanai.
      Compared to sow thistle, Indian lettuce has paler yellow flowers, and its leaves are not held on stalks.

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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