梅花の油

梅花の油

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梅	花	油
ばい Grade: 4	か Grade: 1	あぶら Grade: 3
on’yomi	on’yomi	kun’yomi

Etymology

Composed of 梅花(ばいか) (baika, “plum blossom”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 油(あぶら) (abura, “oil”). Attested from the 17th century.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠ika̠no̞a̠bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Noun

梅花(ばいか)の油(あぶら) • (baikanoabura)

1. hair tonic with a plum blossom scent, made from sesame oil with camphor, musk, clove or other aromatics

References

1. “梅花の油”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN