西洋柊
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
西 | 洋 | 柊 |
せい Grade: 2 | よう Grade: 3 | ひいらぎ Jinmeiyō |
kan’on | kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 西洋 (seiyō, “West”) + 柊 (hiiragi, “holly osmanthus”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せーよーひいらぎ [sèéyóó híꜜìràgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː çiːɾa̠ɡʲi]
Noun
西洋柊 (hiragana せいようひいらぎ, katakana セイヨウヒイラギ, rōmaji seiyō hiiragi, historical hiragana せいやうひひらぎ, historical katakana セイヤウヒヒラギ)
- Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly
- Synonyms: 柊黐 (hiiragimochi), ホーリー (hōrī)
- Hypernym: 黐の木 (mochi no ki)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN