水木

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
水	木
みず Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
kun'yomi

• (Tokyo) みずき [mìzúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨkʲi]

Noun

水(みず)木(き) or 水木(ミズキ) • (mizuki) ^{←みづき (miduki) or ミヅキ (miduki)?}

1. Cornus controversa var. controversa

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 霧島水木(きりしまみずき) (kirishima mizuki)
• 土佐水木(とさみずき) (tosa mizuki)
• 花(はな)水(み)木(ずき) (hanamizuki)
• 日向水木(ひゅうがみずき) (hyūga mizuki)

Proper noun

水(みず)木(き) • (Mizuki) 

1. a surname

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
水	木
みず(の) Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
kun'yomi

• (Tokyo) みずのき [mìzúnókí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨno̞kʲi]

Noun

水(みずの)木(き) • (mizunoki) 

1. Cornus controversa var. controversa

Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term
水	木
すい Grade: 1	ぼく Grade: 1
on'yomi

• (Tokyo) すいぼく [sùíbókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨibo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

水(すい)木(ぼく) • (suiboku) 

1. water and wood; water and firewood