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萼がく

also: うてな

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く

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

botany

Botanical term for the outer whorl of a flower, consisting of sepals. Used in scientific and educational contexts.

萼がくは花はなの最もっとも外そと側がわにある部ぶ分ぶんで、つぼみを保ほ護ごする役やく割わりがある。
The calyx is the outermost part of a flower and serves to protect the bud.
この植しょく物ぶつの萼がくは緑みどり色いろで、花はなびらより小ちいさい。
The calyx of this plant is green and smaller than the petals.

Written forms

萼Usage100%
- がく
  Standard kanji spelling for the botanical term 'calyx'.
- うてな
うてな
Rare reading; mainly found in classical or poetic contexts.

Kanji

萼calyx, cup

Similar words

花か冠かん
花冠 refers to the corolla (the petals collectively), while 萼 refers to the calyx (the sepals).
花か托たく
花托 is the receptacle, the part of the flower stalk where the floral organs attach; 萼 is the outermost whorl of floral leaves.

Etymology

The kanji 萼 is a phono-semantic compound: the 艹 (grass) radical indicates a plant part, and 咢 (gaku) gives the sound. The reading がく is the on'yomi; うてな is a rare native Japanese reading.