蘇芳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蘇	芳
す Jinmeiyō	ほう > おう Grade: S
goon

Alternative spellings
蘇方蘇枋須房

Etymology

Compare Chinese 蘇枋／苏枋 (sūfāng).

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɨᵝo̞ː]

Noun

蘇(す)芳(おう) or 蘇芳(スオウ) • (suō) ^{←すはう (sufau)^?}

sappanwood (Biancaea sappan)
(commonly used in dyeing) a shade of deep red
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Usage notes

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

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