麝香連理草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	連	理	草
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	れん Grade: 4	り Grade: 2	そう Grade: 1
goon		on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝香(じゃこう) (jakō, “musk”) + 連理草(れんりそう) (renrisō, “vetch, vetchling”, a wild cousin to the pea plant).^[1]^[2]^[3] So named for the fragrance of the flowers.^[3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゃこーれんりそー [jàkóó réńríꜜsòò] (Nakadaka – [6])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː ɾẽ̞n̺ɾʲiso̞ː]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)連(れん)理(り)草(そう) • (jakō renrisō)

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

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 ジャコウレンリソウ (jakō renrisō).

References

^ “麝香連理草”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “麝香連理草”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

[DDJS-2] “麝香連理草”, 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 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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