麝香豌豆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	豌	豆
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	えん Hyōgai	とう > どう Grade: 3
goon		kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 麝香(じゃこう) (jakō, “musk”) + 豌豆(えんどう) (endō, “pea”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゃこーえんどー [jàkóó éꜜǹdòò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː ẽ̞ndo̞ː]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)豌(えん)豆(どう) • (jakō endō) ^{←じやかうゑんどう (zyakau wendou)^?}

sweet pea
Synonyms: スイートピー (suīto pī), 香豌豆 (kaori endō), 麝香連理草 (jakō renrisō)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウエンドウ (jakō endō).

References

^ “麝香豌豆”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “麝香豌豆”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDc-1] “麝香豌豆”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “麝香豌豆”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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