夏椿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夏	椿
なつ Grade: 2	つばき Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
沙羅 娑羅

Etymology

夏 (natsu, “summer”) +‎ 椿 (tsubaki, “camellia”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ななつばき [nànátsúꜜbàkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [na̠na̠t͡sɨba̠kʲi]

Noun

夏(なつ)椿(つばき) or 夏椿(ナツツバキ) • (natsutsubaki) 

1. Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• 沙羅樹(シャラノキ); 娑羅樹(シャラノキ) (sharanoki)