満天星

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Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 1 Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From 灯台(とうだい) (tōdai, lighthouse) + 躑躅(つつじ) (tsutsuji, rhododendron; azalea). Over time, the tōdai became dōdan. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 滿天星满天星 (mǎntiānxīng, baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠nt͡sɨᵝt͡sɨᵝʑi]

Noun[edit]

満天星(どうだんつつじ) or 満天星(ドウダンツツジ) or 満天星(どうだん) or 満天星(ドウダン) (dōdantsutsuji or dōdan

  1. Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
まん
Grade: 4
てん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 滿天星满天星 (mǎntiānxīng).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mã̠ntẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(まん)(てん)(せい) (mantensei

  1. Enkianthus perulatus
  2. Serissa japonica