夜咲睡蓮
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 夜 | 咲 | 睡 | 蓮 |
| よ Grade: 2 | さ(き) > ざ(き) Grade: S | すい Grade: S | れん Jinmeiyō |
Etymology
Compound of 夜 (yo, “night”) + 咲 (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
- IPA(key): [jo̞za̠kʲi sɨᵝiɾẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
夜咲睡蓮 (hiragana よざきすいれん, katakana ヨザキスイレン, rōmaji yozaki suiren)
- Nymphaea lotus, the white Egyptian lotus
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ヨザキスイレン.
Synonyms
- エジプト睡蓮 (Ejiputo suiren)