和名

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
和	名
わ Grade: 3	めい Grade: 1
goon	kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わめー [wàméé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠me̞ː]

Noun

和(わ)名(めい) • (wamei) 

1. (taxonomy) Japanese name (as opposed to the Latinate scientific name)

   Hyponym: 標準和名 (hyōjun wamei, “formal, standardized Japanese name”)

Coordinate terms

• 学名(がくめい) (gakumei, “scientific name”)
• 漢名(かんめい) (kanmei, “Chinese or Sino-Japanese name”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
和	名
わ Grade: 3	みょう Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わみょー [wàmyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠mʲo̞ː]

Noun

和(わ)名(みょう) • (wamyō) 

1. native Japanese name of a thing

   『和名(わみょう)類聚抄(るいじゅしょう)』

   “Wamyō Ruiju-shō”

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