金魚草
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See also: 金鱼草
Chinese[edit]
| goldfish | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (金魚草) | 金魚 | 草 | |
| simp. (金鱼草) | 金鱼 | 草 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
金魚草
Synonyms[edit]
- (Hokkien) 兔仔花
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 金 | 魚 | 草 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
ぎょ Grade: 2 |
そう Grade: 1 |
| kan’on | on’yomi | |
From 金魚 (kingyo, “goldfish”) + 草 (sō, “grass”),[1] supposedly from the fact that the flowers in its spike are shaped like goldfish.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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 キンギョソウ.
References[edit]
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ “キンギョソウ／金魚草／きんぎょそう”, in 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”) (in Japanese), 2003–2024.
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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