苗代苺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苗 代 苺
なわ
Grade: S 		しろ
Grade: 3 		いちご
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “rice nursery strawberry”, 苗代(なわしろ) (nawashiro, “rice nursery bed”) + 苺(いちご) (ichigo, “strawberry”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na̠β̞a̠ɕiɾo̞ it͡ɕiɡo̞]

Noun

苗(なわ)代(しろ)苺(いちご) or 苗代苺(ナワシロイチゴ) • (nawashiro ichigo) 

  1. Australian raspberry, Rubus parvifolius

Usage notes

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

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