白藜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
白 藜
しろ
Grade: 1		 ざ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
シロザ

Etymology

Short for シロアカザ (shiroakaza), composed from 白(しろ) (shiro, “white”) + 藜(あかざ) (akaza, “Chenopodium album var. centrorubrum; a red variety of white goosefoot”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しろざ [shìrózá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞za̠]

Noun

白(しろ)藜(ざ) • (shiroza) 

  1. white goosefoot, lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album)

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