夜咲睡蓮

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
さ(き) > ざ(き)
Grade: S
すい
Grade: S
れん
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi on’yomi
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Etymology[edit]

Compound of (yo, night) +‎ (saki, blooming, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 咲く (saku, to bloom)) +‎ 睡蓮 (suiren, water lily). The saki changes to zaki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [jo̞za̠kʲi sɨᵝiɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun[edit]

()(ざき)(すい)(れん) or 夜咲睡蓮(ヨザキスイレン) (yozaki suiren

  1. Nymphaea lotus, the white Egyptian lotus

Usage notes[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヨザキスイレン.

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