乙女葵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙	女	葵
おと Grade: S	め Grade: 1	あおい Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

 オトメアオイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, “maiden mallow”, 乙女(おとめ) (otome, “daughter, maiden”) + 葵(あおい) (aoi, “mallow, hollyhock”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞to̞me̞ a̠o̞i]

Noun

乙(おと)女(め)葵(あおい) or 乙女葵(オトメアオイ) • (otome aoi) 

1. Asarum savatieri, a species of wild ginger

Usage notes

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