山茶花
Chinese
camellia | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (山茶花) | 山茶 | 花 | |
simp. #(山茶花) | 山茶 | 花 |
Pronunciation
Noun
山茶花
- camellia
Synonyms
- 茶花 (cháhuā)
- 山茶 (shānchá)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | ||
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山 | 茶 | 花 |
さん > さ Grade: 1 | さ > ざん Grade: 2 | か Grade: 1 |
irregular | kan’on |
/sansaka/ → /sanzaka/ → /sazanka/.
Sound shift from sansaka (see below).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) さざんか [sàzáꜜǹkà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
- IPA(key): [sa̠zã̠ŋka̠]
Noun
山茶花 • (sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa)?
- the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
- Hypernym: 椿 (tsubaki)
Derived terms
- 山茶花薔薇 (sazanka ibara)
- 尖葉山茶花 (togariba sazanka)
- 姫山茶花 (hime-sazanka)
Proper noun
山茶花 • (Sazanka) ←さざんくわ (sazankwa)?
- a female given name
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | ||
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山 | 茶 | 花 |
さん Grade: 1 | さ Grade: 2 | か Grade: 1 |
kan’on | tōon | kan’on |
Appears in the Nippo Jisho.[3][2]
Borrowed from Chinese 山茶花 (shāncháhuā), equivalent to 山茶 (sancha → sansa/sanza, “camellia”) + 花 (ka, affix for "flower").
Noun
山茶花 • (sansaka) ←さんさくわ (sansakwa)?
(alternative reading hiragana さんざか, rōmaji sanzaka, historical hiragana さんざくわ)
- (obsolete) the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
See also
- 椿 (tsubaki, “camellia”)
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN