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百日草

百日草

Chinese

hundred
 
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
simp. and trad.
(百日草)

Noun

百日草

  1. Zinnia elegans (the common zinnia)

Synonyms

  • 百日菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひゃく
Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [çja̠kɯ̃ᵝnit͡ɕiso̞ː]

Noun

百日草 (hiragana ひゃくにちそう, katakana ヒャクニチソウ, romaji hyakunichisō)

  1. Zinnia elegans (the common zinnia)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ヒャクニチソウ.