西洋柊

Japanese
Kanji in this term
西 洋 柊
せい
Grade: 2		 よう
Grade: 3		 ひいらぎ
Jinmeiyō
kan’on kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 西洋(せいよう) (seiyō, “West”) + 柊(ヒイラギ) (hiiragi, “holly osmanthus”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せーよーひ​いらぎ [sèéyóó híꜜìràgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː çiːɾa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

西(せい)洋(よう)柊(ひいらぎ) or 西洋柊(セイヨウヒイラギ) • (seiyō hiiragi) ←せいやうひひらぎ (seyaufifiragi) or セイヤウヒヒラギ (seyaufifiragi)?

  1. Ilex aquifolium, English or European holly
    Synonyms: 柊黐 (hiiragimochi), ホーリー (hōrī)
    Hypernym: 黐の木 (mochi no ki)

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