房ふさ酸塊すぐり

also: ふさスグリ · フサスグリ

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Meanings

noun

cultivated currant; Ribes altissimum

Refers specifically to the cultivated currant plant, Ribes altissimum. A botanical term; in everyday contexts, simply スグリ or カラント may be used for currants in general.

房ふさ酸塊すぐりは、その実みが食しょく用ようになる低てい木ぼくです。
The cultivated currant is a shrub whose berries are edible.
庭にわに房ふさすぐりを植うえてみました。
I planted a cultivated currant in my garden.

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Kanji

房tassel, tuft, fringe
酸acid, bitterness, sour
塊clod, lump, chunk

Related words

スグリ
スグリ is the general term for currants (Ribes genus), while 房酸塊 specifies the cultivated species Ribes altissimum.
カラント
カラント is a loanword from English 'currant' and is used more broadly for currants in culinary contexts, whereas 房酸塊 is a precise botanical name.

Word family

黒くろ房ふさ酸塊すぐり
blackcurrant

Built from

房ふさ+スグリ

Written forms

房ふさ酸塊すぐり
Standard kanji spelling for the plant, though the kanji 酸塊 is rare and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
フサスグリUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling common in botanical contexts or when the kanji are considered too obscure.
房ふさすぐり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling that is easier to read than the full kanji form.
房ふさスグリ
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; katakana is often used for plant names.
ふさスグリ

Etymology

The name 房酸塊 combines 房 (ふさ, 'cluster') with 酸塊 (すぐり, 'currant'), referring to the clustered fruit of the plant. The kanji 酸塊 is an older, less common way to write すぐり.