狐の牡丹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	牡	丹
きつね Hyōgai	ぼ Jinmeiyō	たん Grade: S
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “fox's peony”, 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 牡(ぼ)丹(たん) (botan, “peony”).

Noun

狐(きつね)の牡(ぼ)丹(たん) or 狐(キツネ)の牡丹(ボタン) • (kitsunenobotan) 

1. Ranunculus silerifolius

Usage notes

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