毬藻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
毬	藻
まり Jinmeiyō	も Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Coined by Takiya Kawakami in 1897.

Compound of 毬(まり) (mari, “ball used for playing, sports, etc.”) + 藻(も) (mo, “algae”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) まりも [màrímó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾʲimo̞]

Noun

毬(まり)藻(も) • (marimo)

Aegagropila linnaei, a species of green algae that can form into a ball
Hypernym: 塩草 (shiogusa)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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