Man’yō Name |
Yuri
由利、百合( ゆり) |
Modern Name |
- Sasayuri 笹百合(ササユリ)
- Yamayuri 山百合(ヤマユリ)
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English Names |
- Japanese lily
- Yamayuri, mountain lily
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Scientific Name |
- F. Lilliaceae; Lilium japonicum
- F. Lilliaceae; Lilium auratum
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Distribution |
Hokkaido, Honshu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (10)
MYS VII: 1257
MYS VIII: 1503
MYS XI: 2467 |
MYS XVIII: 4086
MYS XVIII: 4087 |
MYS XVIII: 4088
MYS XVIII: 4113 |
MYS XVIII: 4115
MYS XX: 4369 |
Man’yō Name |
Yuzuruha
由亜流波、弓絃葉( ゆずるは) |
Modern Name |
Yuzuriha
譲葉・交譲木・楪(ユズリハ) |
English Names |
Daphniphyllum |
Scientific Name |
F. Daphniphyllaceae
Daphniphyllum macropodum |
Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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New Year |
Poems (2)
Man’yō Name |
Yamabuki
夜万夫吉、夜麻夫枳、也麻夫支、山吹、山振( やまぶき) |
Modern Name |
Yamabuki
山吹(ヤマブキ) |
English Names |
Kerria |
Scientific Name |
F. Rosaceae
Kerria japonica |
Distribution |
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Spring |
Poems (18)
MYS II: 158
MYS VIII: 1435
MYS VIII: 1444
MYS IX: 1700
MYS X: 1860
MYS X: 1907 |
MYS XI: 2786
MYS XVII: 3968
MYS XVII: 3971
MYS XVII: 3974
MYS XVII: 3976
MYS XIX: 4184 |
MYS XIX: 4185
MYS XIX: 4186
MYS XIX: 4197
MYS XX: 4302
MYS XX: 4303
MYS XX: 4304 |
Man’yō Name |
Yamadisa
山知左、山萵苣( やまぢさ) |
Modern Name |
- Iwatabako 岩煙草(イワタバコ)
- Egonoki えごの木(エゴノキ)
- Chishanoki 萵苣の木(チシヤノキ)
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English Names |
- Alpine gesneriad
- Japanese snowbell
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Scientific Name |
- F. Gesneriaceae; Conandron ramondioides
- F. Styracaceae; Styrax japonica
- F. Boraginaceae; Ehretia acuminata
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Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (2)
Man’yō Name |
Yamatadu
山多頭、山多豆(やまたづ) |
Modern Name |
Niwatoko
庭常・接骨木(ニワトコ) |
English Names |
Red elderberry; Red-berried Elder |
Scientific Name |
F. Caprifoliaceae
Sambucus racemosa |
Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (2)
Man’yō Name |
Yamatatibana
山橘、夜麻多知波奈( やまたちばな) |
Modern Name |
Yabukōji
藪柑子(ヤブコウジ) |
English Names |
Marlberry |
Scientific Name |
F. Myrsinaceae
Ardisia japonica |
Distribution |
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (5)
MYS IV: 669
MYS VII: 1340 |
MYS XI: 2767 |
MYS XIX: 4226 |
MYS XX: 4471 |
Man’yō Name |
Yamasuge/Yamasuga
夜麻須気、夜麻須我、山菅、山草( やますげ・やますが) |
Modern Name |
- Janohige 蛇の鬚(ジャノヒゲ)
- Ryūnohige 竜の鬚(リュウノヒゲ)
- Yaburan 藪蘭(ヤブラン)
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English Names |
- Dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass
- Dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass
- Big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, monkey grass
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Scientific Name |
- F. Lilliaceae; Ophiopogon japonicus
- F. Lilliaceae; Ophiopogon japonicus
- F. Lilliaceae; Liriope muscari
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Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (13)
MYS IV: 546
MYS XI: 2456
MYS XI: 2474
MYS XI: 2477 |
MYS XII: 2862
MYS XII: 3051
MYS XII: 3053
MYS XII: 3055 |
MYS XII: 3066
MYS XII:3204
MYS XIII: 3291
MYS XIV: 3577 |
MYS XX: 4484 |
Man’yō Name |
Yama’awi
山藍( やまあゐ) |
Modern Name |
Yama’ai
山藍(ヤマアイ) |
English Names |
Mercury |
Scientific Name |
F. Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis leiocarpa |
Distribution |
Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (1)
Man’yō Name |
Yanagi
柳、楊、也奈宜、楊奈疑( やなぎ) |
Modern Name |
Shidareyanagi
枝垂れ柳(シダレヤナギ) |
English Names |
Babylon willow; weeping willow |
Scientific Name |
F. Salicaceae
Salix babylonia |
Distribution |
Cultivated (originally north Asia) |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Poems (36)
MYS V: 817
MYS V: 821
MYS V: 825
MYS V: 826
MYS V: 840
MYS VI: 949
MYS VIII: 1432
MYS VIII: 1433
MYS X: 1819
MYS X: 1821 |
MYS X: 1846
MYS X: 1847
MYS X: 1850
MYS X: 1851
MYS X: 1852
MYS X:1853
MYS X: 1856
MYS X: 1896
MYS X: 1904
MYS X: 1924 |
MYS XI: 2453
MYS XIII: 3324
MYS XIV: 3443
MYS XIV: 3455
MYS XIV: 3491
MYS XIV: 3492
MYS XIV: 3546
MYS XV: 3603
MYS XVII: 3903
MYS XVII: 3905 |
MYS XVIII: 4071
MYS XIX: 4142
MYS XIX: 4192
MYS XIX: 4238
MYS XIX: 4289
MYS XX: 4386 |
Man’yō Name |
Momoyogusa
母々余具佐、百代草( ももよぐさ) |
Modern Name |
- Nojigiku 野路菊(ノジギク)
- Tsuyukusa 露草(ツユクサ)
- Mukashiyomogi 昔蓬(ムカシヨモギ)
- Kiku 菊(キク)
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English Names |
- Gold/Silver chrysanthemum
- Dayflower
- Bitter fleabane
- Florist’s daisy; Hardy garden mum; chrysanthemum
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Scientific Name |
- F. Asteraceae; Chrysanthemum japonese
- F. Commelinaceae; Commelina communis
- F. Asteraceae; Erigeron acris L. var. kamtschticus (DC.) Herd.
- F. Asteraceae; Chrysanthemum morifolium
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Distribution |
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
Appearance |
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Seasonal Association
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Autumn |
Poems (1)
'Simply moving and elegant'