楡

See also: 榆

楡 U+6961, 楡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6961 ← 楠 [U+6960] CJK Unified Ideographs 楢 → [U+6962]

Translingual

Han character

楡 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木人一女 (DOMV), composition ⿰木兪)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 540, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15153
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1253, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6961

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 楡 – see 榆 (“elm tree”). (This character is a variant form of 榆).

Japanese

Kanji

楡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. elm tree

Readings

• On (unclassified): ゆ (yu)
• Kun: にれ (nire, 楡)
• Nanori: にれ (nire)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
楡
にれ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にれ [nìré] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) に​れ [níꜜrè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɾe̞]

Noun

楡(にれ) or 楡(ニレ) • (nire) 

1. elm
   • 1963, “高校三年生”, 丘灯至夫 (lyrics), performed by 舟木一夫:

     ニレの木(こ)蔭(かげ)に弾(はず)む声(こえ)

     nire no kokage ni hazumu koe

     lively voices under the shadow of the elm

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean

Hanja

楡 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu, Yale yu)

1. (느릅나무): elm tree