石蓴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
石 蓴
Grade: 1 Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

The nominal form of the adjective 青い (aoi, “green”).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

石蓴 (hiragana あおさ, katakana アオサ, rōmaji aosa, historical hiragana あをさ)

  1. sea lettuce

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 石蓴 (aosa).

Noun

石蓴 (hiragana あーさ, romaji āsa)

  1. sea lettuce
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