早苗
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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早 | 苗 |
さ Grade: 1 | なえ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 秧
Etymology
Compound of さ (sa-, prefix for "early") + 苗 (nae, “seedling”).
The use of 早 (“early”) is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) さなえ [sànáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sa̠na̠e̞]
Noun
早苗 (hiragana さなえ, rōmaji sanae, historical hiragana さなへ)
- rice sprouts
- Synonyms: 玉苗 (tamanae), 若苗 (wakanae)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 早苗唄 (Sanaeuta)
- 早苗打ち (sanae-uchi)
- 早苗蓼 (sanae-tade)
- 早苗月 (Sanae-zuki)
- 早苗鳥 (sanae-dori)
- 早苗蜻蛉 (sanae tonbo)
See also
- 挿秧 (sōō)
- 早開き (sabiraki)
Proper noun
早苗 (hiragana さなえ, rōmaji Sanae, historical hiragana さなへ)
- a place name
- a surname
- a female given name
Compounds
- 早苗饗 (sanaburi)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN