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ショウキズイセン

Meanings

1

noun

Lycoris traubii; a species of spider lily

usually written using kana alone

A specific species of spider lily native to Taiwan and southern Japan. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, simply referred to as a type of ヒガンバナ.

ショウキズイセンは秋あきに黄き色いろい花はなを咲さかせる。
Lycoris traubii blooms with yellow flowers in autumn.
この辺あたりではショウキズイセンが自じ生せいしている。
Lycoris traubii grows wild around here.

Written forms

ショウキズイセン
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
鍾しょう馗き水ずい仙せん
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in katakana.

Kanji

鍾spindle, gather, collect
馗

road

水water

仙hermit, wizard, cent

Similar words

ヒガンバナ
ヒガンバナ (Lycoris radiata) is the common red spider lily, while ショウキズイセン is a different, yellow-flowered species.
キツネノカミソリ
Another yellow Lycoris species (Lycoris sanguinea), but with narrower petals and earlier blooming period.

Etymology

Named after 鍾馗 (Shōki), a mythological figure, and 水仙 (suisen, 'daffodil'), likely due to the flower's resemblance to a daffodil and the association with Shōki's protective imagery.