早苗

早苗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
早	苗
さ Grade: 1	なえ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 秧

Etymology

Compound of さ (sa-, prefix for "early") + 苗 (なえ) (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)

1. rice sprouts

   Synonyms: 玉苗 (tamanae), 若苗 (wakanae)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 早 (さ)苗唄 (なえうた) (Sanaeuta)
• 早 (さな)苗 (え)打 (う)ち (sanae-uchi)
• 早 (サ)苗 (ナエ)蓼 (タデ) (sanae-tade)
• 早 (さな)苗 (え)月 (づき) (Sanae-zuki)
• 早 (さ)苗 (なえ)鳥 (どり) (sanae-dori)
• 早 (サ)苗 (ナエ)蜻蛉 (トンボ) (sanae tonbo)

See also

• 挿 (そう)秧 (おう) (sōō)
• 早 (さ)開 (びら)き (sabiraki)

Proper noun

早苗 (hiragana さなえ, rōmaji Sanae, historical hiragana さなへ)

1. a place name
2. a surname
3. a female given name

Compounds

• 早苗饗 (さなぶり) (sanaburi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN