埃及睡蓮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あい > え
Hyōgaiji
じぷと
Grade: S
すい
Grade: S
れん
Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

エジプト (Ejiputo, Egypt) + 睡蓮 (suiren, water lily). 埃及 is ateji (当て字).

Noun

埃及睡蓮 (hiragana and katakana エジプトすいれん, katakana エジプトスイレン, rōmaji Ejiputo suiren)

  1. Synonym of 夜咲睡蓮 (yozaki suiren, white Egyptian lotus)
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