朝顔
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 朝 | 顔 |
| あさ Grade: 2 | かお > がお Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
朝顔
Noun
朝顔 (hiragana あさがお, katakana アサガオ, rōmaji asagao)
- morning glory
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts.
Descendants
- Min Nan: a-sá-gá-o͘h
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.