仏手柑

See also: 佛手柑

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
仏	手	柑
ぶつ > ぶっ Grade: 5	しゅ Grade: 1	かん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
佛手柑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶっしゅかん [bùsshúkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ぶっしゅ​かん [bùsshúꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɕːɯ̟ᵝkã̠ɴ]

Noun

仏(ぶっ)手(しゅ)柑(かん) or 仏手柑(ブッシュカン) • (busshukan) 

1. Buddha's hand; fingered citron

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 ブッシュカン.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
仏	手	柑
ぶつ > ぶ Grade: 5	しゅ Grade: 1	かん Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
佛手柑 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶしゅかん [bùshúkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ぶしゅ​かん [bùshúꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɕɨᵝkã̠ɴ]

Noun

仏(ぶ)手(しゅ)柑(かん) or 仏手柑(ブシュカン) • (bushukan) 

1. Buddha's hand; fingered citron

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 ブシュカン.