蓴菜

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 蓴菜 – see 蒓菜.
(This term, 蓴菜, is a variant form of 蒓菜.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蓴 菜
じゅん
Hyōgaiji		 さい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
純菜
順才

Etymology

Derived from Middle Chinese 蓴菜 (MC d͡ʑiuɪn t͡sʰʌiH).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じゅんさい [jùńsáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

蓴(じゅん)菜(さい) • (junsai) ←じゆんさい (zyunsai)?

  1. water-shield, Brasenia schreberi
    Synonym: ぬなわ (nunawa)

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
蓴菜

Noun

蓴菜 • (sunchae) (hangeul 순채)

  1. Hanja form? of 순채 (“water shield”).
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