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Translingual [edit]

Han character [edit]

(radical 75 +7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓木 (HND), X竹弓木 (XHND), four-corner 22904)

  1. pear
  2. opera
  3. cut, slash

References [edit]

  • KangXi: page 530, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14873
  • Dae Jaweon: page 918, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1215, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+68A8

Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(Yale lei4)


Japanese [edit]

Kanji [edit]

  1. pear

Readings [edit]

: the tree and the fruit
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Etymology [edit]

From Old Japanese. Derivation unclear, with numerous theories. Two of the more common are given below.

May be originally a compound of  (na, hypothesized root of modern naka, middle, center) +‎ 白い (shiro, white) in reference to the pale flesh of the fruit.
/na ɕiro/ > /naɕi/
Alternately, may be originally a compound of  (na, hypothesized root of modern naka, middle, center) +‎  (su, sour, acidic) in reference to the way the flavor of the fruit becomes more astringent closer to the core.
/na su/ > /naɕi/

Pronunciation [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Noun [edit]

(hiragana なし, katakana ナシ, romaji nashi)

  1. a pear tree
  2. a pear (the fruit)
  3. more specifically, the Japanese or Asian pear, Pyrus pyrifolia

Usage notes [edit]

As with many terms used in biology, this word is often seen spelled in katakana, as ナシ.


Korean [edit]

Hanja [edit]

(hangeul 리>이, revised ri>i, McCune-Reischauer ri>i, Yale li>i)


Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Hanzi [edit]

(pinyin (li2), (si4), Wade-Giles li2, ssu4)

  1. pear

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