西洋山葵

Japanese
Kanji in this term
西 洋 山 葵
せい
Grade: 2		 よう
Grade: 3		 わさび
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō
on’yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
西洋わさび

Etymology

Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, “Western”) +‎ 山葵 (wasabi, “wasabi”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せーよーわ​さび [sèéyóó wáꜜsàbì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː ɰᵝa̠sa̠bʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)山葵(わさび) or 西洋山葵(セイヨウワサビ) • (seiyō wasabi) ←せいやうわさび (seyawasabi)?

  1. horseradish

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

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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