フィールド日記
2020.12.04
アキノキリンソウ
校舎の裏の斜面にアキノキリンソウが咲いていました。名前のキリンは、動物園にいるキリンや伝説上の動物の麒麟ではなく、黄色い花が輪のように並んで咲くという意味の黄輪から来ていると考えられます。
A "Akinokirinsou (アキノキリンソウ)" plant is in bloom on the slope behind of the school building. There is a word "kirin (キリン)" in its name. In Japanese, "kirin (キリン)" could means "giraffes" or "qilins" but doesn't mean them in this case. The "kirin" in "Akino kirin sou" probably describes their yellow flowers lining in circles, which can be written "黄輪" in Kanji and can be read "kirin (キリン)".
