宿木
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 宿 | 木 |
| やど(り) Grade: 3 |
き > ぎ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 宿り木 寄木 寄生木 |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) やどりぎ [yàdórígí] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) やどりぎ [yàdóríꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ja̠do̞ɾʲiɡʲi]
Noun
宿木 or 宿木 • (yadorigi)
- Viscum album subsp. coloratum, a subspecies of European mistletoe,
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
See also
- 桑寄生 (sōkisei)
References
- “宿木”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026