秋桐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
秋	桐
あき Grade: 2	きり > ぎり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “autumn paulownia”, 秋(あき) (aki, “autumn”) + 桐(きり) (kiri, “paulwonia”). The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠kʲiɡʲiɾʲi]

Noun

秋(あき)桐(ぎり) or 秋桐(アキギリ) • (akigiri) 

1. Salvia glabrescens

Usage notes

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