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スズメノコビエ

Meanings

1

noun

Kodo millet

usually written using kana alone

A type of millet, Paspalum scrobiculatum. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, usually written in kana.

スズメノコビエはインドなどで栽さい培ばいされている雑ざっ穀こくの一いっ種しゅです。
Kodo millet is a type of minor grain cultivated in India and other regions.

Written forms

スズメノコビエ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
雀すずめの子こ稗びえ
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is usually written in kana.

Kanji

雀sparrow
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
稗

humble, deccan grass

Etymology

The name literally means 'sparrow's child barnyard grass', but the exact derivation is uncertain.