Japanese Common Names for Hemerocallis Species
(in Hiragana)

The list below is alphabetically ordered based on the Japanese phonetic transcription written in Latin characters.
Japan. Name Phonetic transcription
(Hepburn transcription)
Author Year Explanation
Translation
Species
Akino-wasuregusa
(A-ki-no-wa-su-re-gu-sa)
Araki 1952   H. fulva var. sempervirens
Asama-kisuge
(A-sa-ma-ki-su-ge)
Hara 1941   H. citrina var. vespertina
Asamakwanzo
(A-sa-ma-ka-n-zo-u)
Koidzumi 1925   H. citrina var. vespertina
Beni Kwanzo
(Be-ni-ka-n-zo-u)
    red daylily H. fulva var. longituba
Chosen-Kisuge
(Cho-se-n-ki-su-ge)
      H. coreana
Edauchi Wasuregusa
(E-da-u-chi-wa-su-re-gu-sa)
      H. fulva
Ezo Kisuge
(E-zo-ki-su-ge)
      H. yezoensis
Ezo Zentei Ka
(E-zo-ze-n-te-i-ka)
      H. middendorffii
Ezo Zenteika
(E-zo-ze-n-te-i-ka)
      H. esculenta
Hakuun-Kisuge
(Ha-ku-u-n-ki-su-ge)
Nakai 1943   H. hakuunensis
Hama Kwanzo
(Ha-ma-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva var. littorea
Hime Kwanzo
(Hi-me-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. dumortieri
Hiroben Musashino Wasuregusa
(Hi-ro-be-n-mu-sa-shi-no-wa-su-re-gu-sa)
Araki 1952   H. exilis var. latiloba
Ho Kwanzo
(Ho-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva var. fulva
H. fulva var. disticha
Hosoba Kisuge
(Ho-so-ba-ki-su-ge)
      H. minor
Kan-yo-Kisuge
(Ka-n-yo-ki-su-ge)
Nakai 1943   H. micrantha
Kaori Kisuge
(Ka-o-ri-ki-su-ge)
      H. thunbergii
Karafuto Kisuge
(Ka-ra-fu-to-ki-su-ge)
      H. esculenta
Karafuto-Kwanzo
(Ka-ra-fu-to-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. pedicellata
Kisuge
(Ki-su-ge)
      H. citrina var. vespertina
Matsu Yoi Gusa
(Ma-tsu-yo-i-gu-sa)
      H. minor
Musashino Wasuregusa
(Mu-sa-shi-no-wa-su-re-gu-sa)
      H. fulva var. longituba
Namban Kwanzo
(Na-me-ba-n-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. aurantiaca
Nikko Kisuge
(Ni-(tsu)-ko-u-ki-su-ge)
      H. esculenta
No Kwanzo
(No-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva var. longituba
O-kisuge
(O-ki-su-ge)
Miyabe     H. fulva 'Kwanzo'
Oni Kwanzo
(O-ni-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva 'Kwanzo'
Quanso
(Ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva 'Kwanzo'
Sendai-Kwanzo
(Se-n-da-i-ka-n-zo-u)
Ohwi 1949   H. esculenta
Suzi Kwanzo
(Su-ji-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva 'Kwanzo'
Tobishima Kwanzo
(To-bi-shi-ma-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. exaltata
To Kwanzo
(To-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. aurantiaca
Ukon Kwanzo
(U-ko-n-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. citrina
Wasuregusa
(Wa-su-re-gu-sa)
      H. aurantiaca
H. fulva var. disticha
Yabu Kwanzo
(Ya-bu-ka-n-zo-u)
      H. fulva 'Kwanzo'
Yezo-kisuge
(E-zo-ki-su-ge)
Hara 1938   H. yezoensis
Yusuge
(Yu-u-su-ge)
      H. citrina var. vespertina
H. thunbergii
Zenteika
(Ze-n-te-i-ka)
      H. esculenta

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