朝顔

Japanese
Kanji in this term
朝 顔
あさ
Grade: 2		 かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
朝顏 (kyūjitai)
朝顔

Noun

朝(あさ)顔(がお) or 朝顔(アサガオ) • (asagao) 

  1. morning glory

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Descendants
  • Min Nan: a-sá-gá-o͘h

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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