くぬぎ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
橡
椚
櫟
櫪
槶

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くぬぎ [kùnúgí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝnɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Noun

くぬぎ or クヌギ • (kunugi) ←くぬぎ (kunugi)?

  1. sawtooth oak
    Synonym: つるばみ (tsurubami)
    Meronym: どんぐり (donguri, “acorn”)

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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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