満天星

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
満	天	星
Grade: 4	Grade: 1	Grade: 2
Irregular

From 灯台 (とうだい) (tōdai, “lighthouse”) + 躑躅 (つつじ) (tsutsuji, “rhododendron; azalea”). Over time, the tōdai became dōden. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 滿天星 (“baby's breath”).

Alternative forms

灯台躑躅

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [do̞ːdã̠nt͡sɨᵝt͡sɨᵝʑi]

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [do̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Noun

満天星 (hiragana どうだんつつじ, katakana ドウダンツツジ, rōmaji dōdantsutsuji, alternative reading どうだん, katakana ドウダン, rōmaji dōdan)

Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
満	天	星
まん Grade: 4	てん Grade: 1	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [mã̠ntẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

満天星 (hiragana まんてんせい, rōmaji mantensei)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.