千鳥の木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	鳥	木
ち Grade: 1	とり > どり Grade: 2	き Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “thousand birds' tree”, 千鳥(ちどり) (chidori, “thousand birds, many birds”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕido̞ɾʲi no̞ kʲi]

Noun

千(ち)鳥(どり)の木(き) or 千鳥(チドリ)の木(キ) • (chidori no ki) 

1. hornbeam maple, Acer carpinifolium

   Synonym: 山柴楓 (yamashiba kaede)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).