烏帽子花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	帽	子	花
え Jinmeiyō	ぼう > ぼ Grade: S	し Grade: 1	はな > ばな Grade: 1
kan'yōon	kan'on		kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “eboshi flower”, 烏帽子(えぼし) (eboshi, “eboshi, black lacquered hat”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞bo̞ɕiba̠na̠]

Noun

烏(え)帽(ぼ)子(し)花(ばな) • (eboshibana) 

1. Synonym of 都草 (miyakogusa, “Lotus japonicus”)