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フタバアオイ (ふたばあおい, futabaaoi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フタバアオイ

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Meanings

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Asarum caulescens; wild ginger species

usually written using kana alone

A specific species of wild ginger native to East Asia. Botanical term; in everyday contexts, the katakana name is standard.

フタバアオイは山さん地ちの林りん床しょうに生はえる多た年

ねん

草そう

です

。

Asarum caulescens is a perennial plant that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
葉leaf, plane, lobe
葵hollyhock
双pair, set, comparison

Related words

あおい
フタバアオイ is the precise botanical name for the wild ginger species Asarum caulescens, whereas 葵 is the everyday, more general word for it.

Written forms

フタバアオイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
二ふた葉ば葵あおい
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
双ふた葉ば葵あおい
Alternate kanji spelling; rarely used.

Etymology

The name フタバアオイ (二葉葵 / 双葉葵) literally means 'two-leaf hollyhock', referring to the plant's characteristic paired leaves. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.