白樺

See also: 白桦

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	Betula japonica
trad. (白樺)		白	樺
simp. (白桦)		白	桦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báihuà

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báihuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báihuà
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-hua⁴
    • Yale: bái-hwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairhuah
    • Palladius: байхуа (bajxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

白樺

1. Asian white birch, Japanese white birch, Manchurian birch (Betula pendula subsp. mandshurica, syn. Betula platyphylla)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	樺
しら Grade: 1	かば Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

From 白 (shira-, “white”) +‎ 樺 (kaba, “birch”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらかば [shìrákábá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠ka̠ba̠]

Noun

白(しら)樺(かば) or 白樺(シラカバ) • (shirakaba) 

1. Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla)
2. (proscribed) Synonym of 岳樺 (dakekanba): Erman's birch (Betula ermanii)

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 シラカバ.

Synonyms

• 白桜(しろざくら) (shirozakura)

Derived terms

• 白樺(しらかば)湖(こ) (Shirakabako, “Shirakabako”)
• 白樺(しらかば)派(は) (Shirakabaha, “Shirakabaha”)
• 白樺(しらかば)ガス田(でん) (Shirakaba gasu den, “Chunxiao gas field”)
• 白樺(しらかば)油(ゆ) (shirakabayu, “white birch oil”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	樺
しら Grade: 1	かんば Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

From 白 (shira-, “white”) +‎ 樺 (kanba, “birch”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらかんば [shìrákáꜜǹbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠kã̠mba̠]

Noun

白(しら)樺(かんば) or 白樺(シラカンバ) • (shirakanba) 

1. Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla)

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 シラカンバ.