向日葵
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Chinese[edit]
sunward; in former days | sunflower | ||
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trad. (向日葵) | 向日 | 葵 | |
simp. #(向日葵) | 向日 | 葵 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
向日葵
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 向日葵 (“sunflower”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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向 | 日 | 葵 |
ひまわり | ||
Grade: 3 | Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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日回り |
Etymology[edit]
From 日 (hi, “sun”) + 回り (mawari, “rotation”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
向日葵 or 向日葵 • (himawari) ←ひまはり (fimafari) or ヒマハリ (fimafari)?
- a sunflower (flower)
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒマワリ.
References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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