翌檜

Japanese
Kanji in this term
翌 檜
Grade: 6 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Etymology

Shortened from 明日は檜になろう (asu wa hinoki ni narō, literally “tomorrow [the asunaro] will become a hinoki cypress”),[1][2] a blend/compound of 明日 (asu, “tomorrow”) +‎ なろう (narō, volitional form of verb なる (naru), to “become”‎).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "next (day) + hinoki cypress".

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) あすなろ [àsúnáró] (Heiban – [0])[2]
    • IPA(key): [a̠sɨᵝna̠ɾo̞]

Noun

翌檜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 翌桧, hiragana あすなろ, katakana アスナロ, rōmaji asunaro)
(alternative reading hiragana あすなろう, katakana アスナロウ, romaji asunarō, historical hiragana あすならう, historical katakana アスナラウ)

  1. the hiba or false arborvitae, Thujopsis dolabrata
    Synonyms: 明日檜 (asuhi), 明日は檜 (asu wa hinoki), 貴 (ate), 檜葉 (hiba), 羅漢柏 (rakanhaku)
    Hypernym: 檜 (hinoki)

Derived terms
  • 檜 (ヒノキ)翌檜 (アスナロ) (hinoki asunaro, an asunaro variety)

Proper noun

翌檜 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 翌桧, hiragana あすなろ, rōmaji Asunaro)

  1. a female given name

References
  1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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