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ヒカゲノカズラ (ひかげのかずら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヒカゲノカズラ

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Meanings

1

common clubmoss; stag's-horn clubmoss; running clubmoss; ground pine

usually written using kana alone

A species of clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum). The name is usually written in kana.

ヒカゲノカズラは山さん林りんの日ひ陰かげに生はえるシダ植

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物ぶつ

です

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ヒカゲノカズラ is a fern ally that grows in shady mountain forests.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
陰shade, yin, negative
蔓vine, tendril, influence
葛arrowroot, kudzu

Written forms

ヒカゲノカズラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
日陰蔓ひかげのかずら
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
日ひ陰かげの葛かずら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 葛.

Etymology

The historical motivation of the name is uncertain. Although now written 日陰の葛 or ヒカゲノカズラ, the plant commonly grows in open, sunny places, so the spelling does not securely indicate an origin in shaded habitat.