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    3. 和名

    和名

    和わ名めい

    Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)

    KMT9News #34+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    倭名

    わめいわみょう

    Noun

    1.
    Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)

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    この花はなの和わ名めいは何なんですか。

    What is the Japanese name for this flower?

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    その鳥とりの和わ名めいは「メジロ」です。

    The Japanese name for that bird is "Mejiro" (Japanese white-eye).

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    日に本ほん固こ有ゆう種しゅの植しょく物ぶつには、美うつくしい和わ名めいがつけられていることが多おおい。

    Endemic Japanese plant species often have beautiful Japanese names.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    図ず鑑かんには、学がく名めいだけでなく和わ名めいも併へい記きされている。

    In the encyclopedia, both scientific names and Japanese names are listed together.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentEducation
    学がく名めいと和わ名めいでは、植しょく物ぶつの分ぶん類るいが異ことなる場ば合あいがある。

    The classification of plants can sometimes differ between their scientific name and Japanese name.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    和
    やわ.らぐ・やわ.らげる・なご.む・なご.やか・あ.える…(20)
    harmony・Japanese style・peace・soften・Japan
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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