時計草

Japanese
時計草 (tokeisō): a passionflower as seen from above, with the three parts of the pistil shown as the dark, thick arms extending from the center.
Kanji in this term
時 計 草
とき > と
Grade: 2		 けい
Grade: 2		 そう
Grade: 1
irregular on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 時計 (tokei, “clock”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 草 (sō, “herb, plant”), so named because the shape of the flower is similar to a clock.[1][2] The pistil's three parts can be likened to the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand of a clock, as seen in the image.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) とけーそー [tòkéésóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ke̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

時(と)計(けい)草(そう) • (tokeisō) ←とけいさう (tokeisau)?

  1. a passion flower

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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