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植物図鑑 (しょくぶつずかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

植しょく物ぶつ図ず鑑かん

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Meanings

1

illustrated flora guide; pictorial plant encyclopedia

A reference book with pictures and descriptions of plants, often focusing on Japanese flora.

散さん歩ぽ中ちゅうに見みつけた花はなの名な前まえを植しょく物ぶつ図ず鑑かんで

調しら

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た

。

I looked up the name of the flower I found during my walk in the illustrated flora guide.

Kanji

植plant
物thing, object, matter
図map, drawing, plan
鑑specimen, take warning from, learn from

Related words

図ず鑑かん
A general illustrated reference book; 植物図鑑 specifically covers plants.
植しょく物ぶつ辞じ典てん
A plant dictionary, typically with more text and fewer illustrations than a 図鑑.

Built from

植しょく物ぶつ+図ず鑑かん

Etymology

Compound of 植物 (plant) and 図鑑 (illustrated reference book).