塩竈菊

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しお
Grade: 4
かま > がま
Hyōgai
きく > ぎく
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi
 シオガマギク on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Literally, salt-stove chrysanthemum, 塩竃(しおがま) (shiogama, salt stove) + (きく) (kiku, chrysanthemum). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

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(しお)(がま)(ぎく) or 塩竈菊(シオガマギク) (shiogamagikuしほがまぎく (sifogamagiku)?

  1. Pedicularis resupinata subsp. oppositifolia

Usage notes

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