雛罌粟
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 雛 | 罌 | 粟 |
| ひな Jinmeiyō |
けし > げし | |
| Hyōgai | Jinmeiyō | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 雛芥子 ヒナゲシ |
Etymology
From 雛 (hina-, diminutive prefix, carrying favorable connotations such as a sense of cuteness) + 罌粟 (keshi, “poppy”). The keshi changes to geshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Papaver rhoeas, common poppy, corn poppy, field poppy
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- またあの柔かな雛罌粟が壺にささって微風に赤々と揺らめくと、妻はかすかな歎声を洩して眺めていた。
- Mata ano yawaraka na hinageshi ga tsubo ni sasatte soyokaze ni akaaka to yurameku to, tsuma wa kasuka na tansei o morashite nagamete ita.
- Further, when the soft corn poppy stuck in the vase fluttered redly in the gentle breeze, his wife let out a faint sigh as she watched it.
- またあの柔かな雛罌粟が壺にささって微風に赤々と揺らめくと、妻はかすかな歎声を洩して眺めていた。
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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 ヒナゲシ.