峠蕗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
峠	蕗
とうげ Grade: S	ふき > ぶき Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “mountain pass butterbur”, 峠(とうげ) (tōge, “mountain pass, ridge”) + 蕗(ふき) (fuki, “giant butterbur”). The fuki changes to buki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ːɡe̞bɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

峠(とうげ)蕗(ぶき) or 峠蕗(トウゲブキ) • (tōgebuki) 

1. Ligularia hodgsonii

   Synonyms: 蝦夷宝香 (“Ezo takarakō”), 鬼宝香 (“oni takarakō”)

Usage notes

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