山桐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	桐
やま Grade: 1	きり > ぎり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 桐(キリ) (kiri, “paulownia”).

The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やま​ぎり [yàmáꜜgìrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ɡʲiɾʲi]

Noun

山(やま)桐(ぎり) or 山桐(ヤマギリ) • (yamagiri) 

1. Synonym of 油桐 (aburagiri): the Japanese tung oil tree, Vernicia cordata
2. Synonym of 針桐 (harigiri): the castor aralia, Kalopanax septemlobus
3. Synonym of 沢胡桃 (sawagurumi): the Japanese wingnut, Pterocarya rhoifolia

Proper noun

山桐(やまきり) or 山(やま)桐(ぎり) • (Yamakiri or Yamagiri) 

1. a surname