無花果
See also: 无花果
Chinese edit
fruit; result | |||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (無花果) | 無花 | 果 | |
simp. (无花果) | 无花 | 果 | |
alternative forms | 無花菓 | ||
Literally: “flowerless fruit”. |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
無花果
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
無 | 花 | 果 |
いちじく | ||
Grade: 4 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
---|
映日果 一熟 |
The kanji spelling 無 (“no”) + 花 (“flower”) + 果 (“fruit”) is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), to denote a tree that bears fruit without flowering. The いちじく (ichijiku) reading is possibly a Japanese corruption of Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋH ȵiɪt̚ kuɑX, “fig”), itself a transcription of Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”) + 果 (kuɑX).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
無花果 • (ichijiku) ←いちぢく (itidiku)?
- fig tree
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 無花果果 (ichijikuka, “syconium”)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
無 | 花 | 果 |
む Grade: 4 |
か Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 無花果 (mɨo hˠua kuɑX).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
無花果 • (mukaka) ←むくわくわ (mukwakwa)?
- fig tree
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Nihon Jiten entry (in Japanese)
- Gogen Allguide entry (in Japanese)
- Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/無花果樹
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
---|---|---|
無 | 花 | 果 |