畔菜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
畔	菜
あぜ Grade: S	な Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “paddy-ridge greens”, 畔(あぜ) (aze, “ridge between rice fields”) + 菜(な) (na, “greens”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ze̞na̠]

Noun

畔(あぜ)菜(な) or 畔菜(アゼナ) • (azena) 

1. Lindernia procumbens

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 乙女畔名(オトメアゼナ) (otomeazena)