柊黐
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 柊 | 黐 |
| ひいらぎ Jinmeiyō |
もち Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 柊 (hiiragi, “holly osmanthus”) + 黐 (mochi, short for 黐の木 (mochi no ki), “Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., mochi tree”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
Lua error in Module:Jpan-headword at line 743: Parameter "hist1" has been entered more than once. This is probably because a list parameter has been entered without an index and with index 1 at the same time, or because a parameter alias has been used.
- Synonym of 西洋柊 (seiyō hiiragi): Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly
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 ヒイラギモチ.
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN