口紅水仙

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
くち
Grade: 1
べに
Grade: 6
すい > ずい
Grade: 1
せん
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (くち)(べに) (kuchibeni, lipstick) + (すい)(せん) (suisen, narcissus). The suisen changes to zuisen as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun[edit]

(くち)(べに)(ずい)(せん) or 口紅水仙(クチベニズイセン) (kuchibenizuisen

  1. poet's narcissus