団扇苔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
団	扇	苔
うちわ		こけ > ごけ Jinmeiyō
Grade: 5	Grade: S
jukujikun		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
團扇苔 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “fan moss”, 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, “round fan”) + 苔(こけ) (koke, “moss”). The koke changes to goke as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠ɡo̞ke̞]

Noun

団扇(うちわ)苔(ごけ) or 団扇苔(ウチワゴケ) • (uchiwagoke) 

1. Crepidomanes minutum

Usage notes

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