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一熟

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
じゅく > じく
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

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The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), in this case used for both the sound values, and for the meanings:

The reading いちじく is thought to be an irregular rendering of the Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋH ȵiɪt̚ kuɑX, fig), which is from Persian انجیر (anjir, fig) + Middle Chinese (kuɑX, fruit).

For pronunciation and definitions of 一熟 – see the following entry.
無花果いちじく
[noun] fig tree
Alternative spelling
映日果
(This term, 一熟, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)