女郎花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女 郎 花
Grade: 1 Grade: S Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

女郎 (jorō, “prostitute”) +‎ 花 (“flower”)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) おみな​えし [òmínáꜜèshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [o̞mʲina̠e̞ɕi]

Noun

女郎花 (hiragana おみなえし, katakana オミナエシ, rōmaji ominaeshi, historical hiragana をみなえし)

  1. yellow-patrinia; golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia)
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