西洋柊

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
せい
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
ひいらぎ
Jinmeiyō
kan'on kun'yomi
 セイヨウヒイラギ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Ilex aquifolium on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 西洋(せいよう) (seiyō, West) + (ヒイラギ) (hiiragi, holly osmanthus).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーよーひいらぎ [sèéyóó híꜜìràgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː çiːɾa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

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西(せい)(よう)(ひいらぎ) or 西洋柊(セイヨウヒイラギ) (seiyō hiiragiせいやうひひらぎ (seiyaufifiragi) or セイヤウヒヒラギ (seiyaufifiragi)?

  1. Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly
    Synonyms: 柊黐 (hiiragimochi), ホーリー (hōrī)
    Hypernym: 黐の木 (mochi no ki)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN