和わ名めい

noun

Japanese name; vernacular Japanese name

Especially used for the native Japanese name of a plant or animal, as opposed to its scientific name or a foreign loanword.

• この植しょく物ぶつの和わ名めいは「紫陽花あじさい」です。

  The Japanese name for this plant is 'ajisai' (hydrangea).

• 学がく名めいではなく、和わ名めいで呼よんでください。

  Please call it by its Japanese name, not its scientific name.