南京黄櫨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	京	黄	櫨
なん Grade: 2	きん Grade: 2	はぜ
		Grade: 2	Hyōgai
tōon		jukujikun

Alternative spelling
南京黃櫨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “Nanjing wax tree”, 南京(なんきん) (Nankin, “Nanjing”) + 黄櫨(はぜ) (haze, “wax tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲiɰ̃ ha̠ze̞]

Noun

南(なん)京(きん)黄櫨(はぜ) or 南京黄櫨(ナンキンハゼ) • (nankin haze) 

1. tallow tree, Triadica sebifera

   Synonyms: 唐黄櫨 (tōhaze), 烏臼 (uikyū)

Usage notes

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