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

Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
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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杜鵑花

とけんか

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

山道

さんどう

mountain road

山林

さんりん

mountains and forest

山

やま

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

山猫

やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

山脈

さんみゃく

mountain range

山葵

わさび

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

山川

さんせん

mountains and rivers

山陰

さんいん

mountain recess

山登り

やまのぼり

mountain climbing

山積

さんせき

piling up

山水

さんすい

garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond