しゃくなげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
石楠花 石南花

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃくなげ [shàkúnágé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝna̠ɡe̞]

Noun

シャクナゲ: Rhododendron degronianum subsp. heptamerum

しゃくなげ or シャクナゲ • (shakunage) ^{←しやくなげ (syakunage)?}

1. various rhododendron species of the subgenus Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes

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

• 躑躅(つつじ) (tsutsuji, “rhododendron”) (hypernym)
• さつき (satsuki, “azalea”) (Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum)