つる植物
tsurushokubutsu
The English word 'liana' translates to Japanese as つる植物 (tsurushokubutsu).
The term refers to a climbing woody vine.
Meaning: climbing woody vine (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word つる植物 is a compound consisting of つる, meaning 'vine' or 'tendril' and 植物, meaning 'plant'.
How do you pronounce it?
tsurushokubutsu
Did you know?
- The word つる is also used in the name of the 'Crane' bird 鶴, though they are written with different characters, leading to frequent puns in Japanese poetry.
- In Japanese folklore, certain つる植物 like the wisteria are associated with the 'floating world' and are depicted in traditional art to symbolize longevity and persistence.
- If you are looking for this plant in a Japanese botanical garden, you might see it labeled with the Katakana term リアナ which is a direct phonetic loan from the English word 'liana'.
Examples in context
- 森の中にたくさんのつる植物があります。Mori no naka ni takusan no tsuru shokubutsu ga arimasu.There are many climbing woody vines in the forest.
- このつる植物はとても成長が早いです。Kono tsuru shokubutsu wa totemo seichou ga hayai desu.This climbing woody vine grows very fast.
- つる植物が木に巻き付いています。Tsuru shokubutsu ga ki ni makitsuite imasu.The climbing woody vine is winding around the tree.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Daisho are looking at a botanical garden.
- 大翔 Hiroto見て、あのかっこいいつる植物を！mite, ano kakkoii tsurushokubutsu o!Look at that cool climbing vine!
- 陽葵 Himari本当に。高く登っていますね。hontou ni. takaku nobotte imasu ne.Truly. It's climbing quite high.
- 大翔 Hirotoどうやって登っているんだろう。dou yatte nobotte irun darou.I wonder how it's climbing up.
- 陽葵 Himariつる植物の不思議な力ですね。tsurushokubutsu no fushigi na chikara desu ne.It's the mysterious power of climbing plants.
