海石榴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	石	榴
つばき
Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
海石榴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The kanji spelling means literally 海 (“sea”) +‎ 石榴 (“pomegranate”).

Noun

海石榴(つばき) or 海石榴(ツバキ) • (tsubaki) 

1. Alternative spelling of 椿 (tsubaki): Camellia japonica, a species of camellia

Derived terms

• 海石榴市(つばいち) (Tsubaichi)