Word Meaning 山杜鵑

やまほととぎす yamahototogisu

山杜鵑 is read as やまほととぎす (yamahototogisu) and means Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily).

Meaning

English

  1. Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
  2. lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)

Reading

Kana

やまほととぎす

Romaji

yamahototogisu

Writing Variants

  • 山杜鵑草 やまほととぎす yamahototogisu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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杜鵑

とけん

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜鵑草

ほととぎす

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

杜鵑花

さつき

fifth month of the lunar calendar

杜鵑花

とけんか

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

山道

やまみち

mountain road

山林

さんりん

mountains and forest

やま

festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd)

山脈

さんみゃく

mountain range

山川

さんせん

mountains and rivers

山陰

やまかげ

mountain recess

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up