翌檜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
翌	檜
あすなろ
Grade: 6	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Etymology

Shortened from 明日は檜になろう (asu wa hinoki ni narō, literally “tomorrow [the asunaro] will become a hinoki cypress”), a blend/compound of 明日 (asu, “tomorrow”) +‎ なろう (narō, volitional form of verb なる (naru), to “become”).

The kanji spelling is literally "next (day) + hinoki cypress".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あすなろ [àsúnáró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠sɨna̠ɾo̞]

Noun

翌檜(あすなろ) or 翌檜(あすなろう) • (asunaro or asunarō) ^{←あすならう (asunarau)?}

1. the hiba or false arborvitae, Thujopsis dolabrata

   Synonyms: 明日檜 (asuhi), 明日は檜 (asu wa hinoki), 貴 (ate), 檜葉 (hiba), 羅漢柏 (rakanhaku)

   Hypernym: 檜 (hinoki)

Derived terms

• 檜(ヒノキ)翌檜(アスナロ) (hinoki asunaro, an asunaro variety)

Proper noun

翌檜(あすなろ) • (Asunaro) 

1. a female given name