白根

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	根
しろ Grade: 1	ね Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “white roots”, 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”) + 根(ね) (ne, “roots”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞ne̞]

Noun

白(しろ)根(ね) or 白根(シロネ) • (shirone) 

1. Lycopus lucidus, a species of water horehound
2. (nyobo kotoba) Synonym of 葱 (negi, “scallion, leek”)
3. (historical) Synonym of 沢鵯 (sawa hiyodori, “Eupatorium lindleyanum”)

Usage notes

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