水芭蕉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	芭	蕉
みず Grade: 1	ば Jinmeiyō	しょう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “water banana”, 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 芭蕉(ばしょう) (bashō, “banana”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨba̠ɕo̞ː]

Noun

水(みず)芭(ば)蕉(しょう) or 水芭蕉(ミズバショウ) • (mizubashō) 

1. Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis

Usage notes

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