釣鐘葛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
釣	鐘	葛
つり Grade: S	かね > がね Grade: S	かずら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “hanging bell creeper”, 釣鐘(つりがね) (tsurigane, “large hanging bell, temple bell”) + 葛(かずら) (kazura, “creeper, vine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾʲiɡa̠ne̞ka̠zɨɾa̠]

Noun

釣(つり)鐘(がね)葛(かずら) or 釣鐘葛(ツリガネカズラ) • (tsuriganekazura) 

1. crossvine, Bignonia capreolata
2. Synonym of 半鐘蔓 (hanshō-zuru, “Clematis japonica”)
3. Synonym of 蔓人参 (tsuru ninjin, “Codonopsis lanceolata”)

Usage notes

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