満天星

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
満	天	星
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From 灯台(とうだい) (tōdai, “lighthouse”) + 躑躅(つつじ) (tsutsuji, “rhododendron; azalea”). Over time, the tōdai became dōdan. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 滿天星 / 满天星 (mǎntiānxīng, “baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata”).

Alternative forms

• 灯台躑躅

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ːdã̠nt͡sɨt͡sɨʑi]

• IPA^(key): [do̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Noun

満天星(どうだんつつじ) or 満天星(ドウダンツツジ) or 満天星(どうだん) or 満天星(ドウダン) • (dōdantsutsuji or dōdan) 

1. Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
満	天	星
まん Grade: 4	てん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 滿天星 / 满天星 (mǎntiānxīng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mã̠ntẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

満(まん)天(てん)星(せい) • (mantensei) 

1. Enkianthus perulatus
2. Serissa japonica