カマツカ

noun

pike gudgeon; Pseudogobio esocinus

A freshwater fish native to East Asia. In Japanese, this is the primary meaning of カマツカ.

• カマツカは日本にほんの川かわで見みられる淡たん水すい魚ぎょです。

  The pike gudgeon is a freshwater fish found in Japanese rivers.

noun

Oriental photinia; Photinia villosa

A deciduous shrub in the rose family, native to East Asia. The name カマツカ is also applied to this plant.

• カマツカの白しろい花はなが春はるに咲さきます。

  The white flowers of the Oriental photinia bloom in spring.

noun

Asiatic dayflower; Commelina communis

A common annual herb with blue flowers, often considered a weed. Also known as ツユクサ, but カマツカ is an alternative name.

See also: ツユクサ

• 道みち端ばたにカマツカが咲さいていた。

  Asiatic dayflowers were blooming by the roadside.

noun

Joseph's coat; tampala; Amaranthus tricolor

An ornamental plant with colorful leaves, also known as ハゲイトウ. カマツカ is a less common name for this species.

See also: 葉鶏頭

• カマツカはハゲイトウの別べつ名めいとして使つかわれることがあります。

  カマツカ is sometimes used as another name for Joseph's coat.

noun

sickle handle

Only when written 鎌柄

Archaic meaning, derived from the kanji 鎌 (sickle) and 柄 (handle). This sense is rarely used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ語ごでは、鎌かま柄つかは鎌かまの柄えを指さした。

  In old language, 鎌柄 referred to the handle of a sickle.