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テッポウユリ (てっぽうゆり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

テッポウユリ

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Meanings

1

Easter lily; Lilium longiflorum

usually written using kana alone

A white trumpet-shaped lily native to Japan, often used in bouquets and as a potted plant.

テッポウユリは、その白しろくて長ながい花はなが特とく徴ちょう

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。

The Easter lily is characterized by its long white flowers.

庭にわにテッポウユリが咲さいています。

Easter lilies are blooming in the garden.

Kanji

鉄iron
砲cannon, gun
百hundred
合fit, suit, join

Related words

ユリ
ユリ is the general term for lilies; テッポウユリ refers specifically to the Easter lily species.

Built from

鉄てっ砲ぽう+百ゆ合り

Written forms

テッポウユリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
鉄砲百合てっぽうゆり
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is usually written in kana.

Etymology

The name テッポウユリ (鉄砲百合) literally means 'gun lily', likely from the shape of the flower resembling the barrel of a matchlock gun (鉄砲).