とちのき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
栃の木 橡の木

Etymology

From 栃(とち) (tochi) + の (no) + 木(き) (ki).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) と​ちのき [tóꜜchìnòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) とちの​き [tòchínóꜜkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [to̞t͡ɕino̞kʲi]

Noun

とちのき or トチノキ • (tochi-no-ki) ^{←とちのき (toti-no-ki)?}

1. Aesculus turbinata

Usage notes

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