砂糖黍
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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砂 | 糖 | 黍 |
さ Grade: 6 |
とう Grade: 6 |
きび Hyōgaiji |
kan’on | kun’yomi |
Etymology
砂糖 (satō, “sugar”) + 黍 (kibi, “proso millet”)
Pronunciation
Noun
砂糖黍 • (satōkibi) ←さたうきび (sataukibi)?
- sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)
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 サトウキビ.
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