狐薊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐 薊
きつね
Hyōgai 		あざみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
莪

Etymology

Literally, “fox thistle”, 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 薊(あざみ) (azami, “thistle”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きつねあざみ [kìtsúnéáꜜzàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡sɨne̞a̠za̠mʲi]

Noun

狐(きつね)薊(あざみ) or 狐薊(キツネアザミ) • (kitsuneazami) 

  1. Hemisteptia lyrata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “狐薊”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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