夏椿

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
椿
なつ
Grade: 2
つばき
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
沙羅
娑羅
 ナツツバキ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(natsu, summer) +‎ 椿 (tsubaki, camellia)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(なつ)椿(つばき) or 夏椿(ナツツバキ) (natsutsubaki

  1. Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN