夜来香

See also: 夜來香

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 夜来香 – see 夜來香 (“fragrance of [the] night; tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 夜來香).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
夜 来 香
イエ
Grade: 2		 ライ
Grade: 2		 シャン
Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
夜來香 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Mandarin 夜來香／夜来香 (yèláixiāng).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) イエラ​イシャン [ìéráꜜìshàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ie̞ɾa̠iɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

夜(イエ)来(ライ)香(シャン) • (ieraishan) 

  1. (informal) Synonym of 月下香 (gekkakō): the tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
    • 1950, “Tuberose”, Takao Saeki (lyrics), Li Jinguang (music), performed by Yoshiko Yamaguchi:
      あわれ春(はる)風(かぜ)に　嘆(なげ)くうぐいすよ
      つきぬ思(おも)い出(で)の　花(はな)は夜(イエ)来(ライ)香(シャン)　恋(こい)の夜(イエ)来(ライ)香(シャン)
      aware harukaze ni nageku uguisu yo
      tsukinu omoide no hana wa ieraishan koi no ieraishan
      The depressing spring wind brings the warbler[’s song of] lament.
      The flower of neverending memories [and] longing is the tuberose.

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