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)
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