嫁菜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫁	菜
よめ Grade: S	な Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
娵菜

Etymology

Literally, “bride greens”, 嫁(よめ) (yome, “bride”) + 菜(な) (na, “greens”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞me̞na̠]

Noun

嫁(よめ)菜(な) or 嫁菜(ヨメナ) • (yomena) 

1. Aster yomena

   Synonym: 薺蒿 (uhagi)

Usage notes

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