蒲公英

Chinese

calamus
 
just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
flower; hero; brave
flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (蒲公英)
simp. #(蒲公英)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

蒲公英

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蒲公英):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 2 Grade: 4
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

蒲公英(たんぽぽ) or 蒲公英(タンポポ) • (tanpopo) 

  1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
こう
Grade: 2
えい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーえー [hòkóꜜòèè] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ko̞ːe̞ː]

Noun

()(こう)(えい) or 蒲公英(ホコウエイ) • (hokōei) 

  1. dandelion

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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