石蓴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	蓴
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

The nominal form of the adjective 青い (aoi, “green”).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) あおさ [àósá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [a̠o̞sa̠]

Noun

石蓴 (hiragana あおさ, katakana アオサ, rōmaji aosa, historical hiragana あをさ)

sea lettuce

References

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

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 石蓴 (aosa).

Noun

石蓴 (hiragana あーさ, romaji āsa)

sea lettuce

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