蝋梅

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ろう
Hyōgai
ばい
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spellings
蠟梅 (kyūjitai)
臘梅
 ロウバイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Lit. wax plum, (ろう) (, wax) + (ばい) (bai, plum)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ろう)(ばい) or 蝋梅(ロウバイ) (rōbaiらふばい (rafubai)?

  1. wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)

Usage notes

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