辣韮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辣	韮
らつ > らっ Grade: S	きょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
薤 辣韭

Alternative forms

• らっきょ (rakkyo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) らっきょー [ràkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

辣(らっ)韮(きょう) or 辣韮(ラッキョウ) • (rakkyō) ^{←らつきよう (ratukyou)?}

1. Chinese scallion, Allium chinense

Usage notes

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

Descendants

• → English: rakkyo

See also

• 薤白(がいはく) (gaihaku)

References

• “辣^▲韮”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026