Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いぬ
Grade: 1
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
犬黃楊 (kyūjitai)
 イヌツゲ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Ilex crenata on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (いぬ) (inu, dog) + 黄楊(ツゲ) (tsuge, Buxus microphylla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いぬ)黄楊(つげ) or 犬黄楊(イヌツゲ) (inutsuge

  1. Japanese holly, Ilex crenata
    Hypernym: 黐の木 (mochi no ki)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN