錦木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	木
にしき Grade: S	き > ぎ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “brocade tree”, 錦(にしき) (nishiki, “brocade”) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕikʲiɡʲi]

Noun

錦(にしき)木(ぎ) or 錦木(ニシキギ) • (nishikigi) 

1. burning bush (Euonymus alatus)

Usage notes

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