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夜香木

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 4
ぼく
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kan'on
 ヤコウボク on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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()(こう)(ぼく) or 夜香木(ヤコウボク) (yakōboku

  1. night-blooming jasmine, lady of the night (Cestrum nocturnum)

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).