数珠玉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
数 珠 玉
しゅ > じゅ
Grade: 2 		す > ず
Grade: S 		たま > だま
Grade: 1
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
數珠玉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅずだま [jùzúdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨzɨda̠ma̠]

Noun

数(じゅ)珠(ず)玉(だま) or 数珠玉(ジュズダマ) • (juzudama) 

  1. Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi var. lacryma-jobi

Usage notes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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