白木蓮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白	木	蓮
はく Grade: 1	もく Grade: 1	れん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From 白(はく) (haku) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

Alternative forms

• 白木蓮(しろもくれん) (shiromokuren)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はくも​くれん [hàkúmóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝmo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

白(はく)木(もく)蓮(れん) or 白木蓮(ハクモクレン) • (hakumokuren) ^{←はくもくれん (fakumokuren)?}

1. lilytree, Magnolia denudata

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白	木	蓮
しろ Grade: 1	もく Grade: 1	れん Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	on’yomi

From 白(しろ) (shiro) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しろも​くれん [shìrómóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞mo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

白(しろ)木(もく)蓮(れん) • (shiromokuren) ^{←しろもくれん (siromokuren)?}

1. Alternative form of 白木蓮 (hakumokuren)