金木犀
Japanese
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金木犀 (kinmokusei): The sweet osmanthus, with orange blossoms.
Kanji in this term | ||
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金 | 木 | 犀 |
きん Grade: 1 |
もく Grade: 1 |
せい Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Noun
金木犀 (hiragana きんもくせい, katakana キンモクセイ, rōmaji kinmokusei)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as キンモクセイ.
See also
- 丹桂 (tankei): golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)
- 銀木犀 (ginmokusei): white-blooming variety of the fragrant olive
- 木犀 (mokusei): the fragrant olive in general
- 桂花 (keika)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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