早苗

Japanese
Kanji in this term
早 苗
さ
Grade: 1		 なえ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of さ (sa-, prefix for "early") + 苗(なえ) (nae, “seedling”).

The use of 早 (“early”) is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さなえ [sànáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠na̠e̞]

Noun

早(さ)苗(なえ) • (sanae) ←さなへ (sanafe)?

  1. rice sprouts
    Synonyms: 玉苗 (tamanae), 若苗 (wakanae)

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 早(さ)苗唄(なえうた) (Sanaeuta)
  • 早(さな)苗(え)打(う)ち (sanae-uchi)
  • 早(サ)苗(ナエ)蓼(タデ) (sanae-tade)
  • 早(さな)苗(え)月(づき) (Sanae-zuki)
  • 早(さ)苗(なえ)鳥(どり) (sanae-dori)
  • 早(サ)苗(ナエ)蜻蛉(トンボ) (sanae tonbo)

See also
  • 挿秧(そうおう) (sōō)
  • 早(さ)開(びら)き (sabiraki)

Proper noun

早(さ)苗(なえ) • (Sanae) ←さなへ (sanafe)?

  1. a place name
  2. a surname
  3. a female given name

Compounds
  • 早苗饗(さなぶり) (sanaburi)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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