柊黐

柊黐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柊	黐
ひいらぎ Jinmeiyō	もち Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 柊 (ヒイラギ) (hiiragi, “holly osmanthus”) + 黐 (モチ) (mochi, short for 黐の木 (mochi no ki), “Ilex integra”‎).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひいらぎ​もち [hìírágíꜜmòchì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [çiːɾa̠ɡʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

柊黐 (hiragana ひいらぎもち, katakana ヒイラギモチ, rōmaji hiiragimochi, historical hiragana ひひらぎもち, historical katakana ヒヒラギモチ)

1. Synonym of 西洋柊 (seiyō hiiragi): Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN