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シャシャンボ (しゃしゃんぼ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シャシャンボ

Meanings

1

noun

sea bilberry; Vaccinium bracteatum

usually written using kana alone

A plant species native to East Asia; the name refers to the shrub and its berries.

シャシャンボの実みは食たべられます。
The berries of the sea bilberry are edible.

Written forms

シャシャンボ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name.
南燭しゃしゃんぼ
Kanji form is rare and mainly botanical; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

南south
燭light, candlepower

Etymology

The origin of the Japanese name しゃしゃんぼ is uncertain.