Japanese

朝顔

Noun

朝顔 ‎(hiragana あさがお, katakana アサガオ, romaji asagao)

1. morning glory

Usage notes

This term is always written in katakana when it is used in a scientific context.

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 4095102535.