烏柄杓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	柄	杓
からす Jinmeiyō	ひ > び Grade: S	しゃく Hyōgai
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	kan'on

 烏柄杓 on Japanese Wikipedia

 Pinellia ternata on Wikipedia

Etymology

From 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”) + 柄杓(ひしゃく) (hishaku, “ladle, dipper”)

Noun

烏(からす)柄(び)杓(しゃく) or 烏柄杓(カラスビシャク) • (karasubishaku) 

1. crow-dipper, Pinellia ternata

   Synonyms: 地文 (chibun), 半夏 (hange)

Usage notes

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