榎
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
榎 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木一山水 (DMUE), four-corner 41947, composition ⿰木夏)
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 542, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15219
- Dae Jaweon: page 930, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1263, character 2
- Unihan data for U+698E
Chinese edit
trad. | 榎 | |
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simp. # | 榎 | |
alternative forms | 檟/槚 |
Glyph origin edit
Pronunciation edit
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榎
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings edit
Compounds edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term |
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榎 |
え Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.[1]
There are various theories regarding the ultimate derivation of this e. Some of these include:
- From 枝 (e, eda, “branch”), from the many branches
- From 餌 (e, esa, “food for animals”), from the multitude of berries eaten by birds
- From 柄 (e, “handle”), from the way the wood was used for tool handles
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Celtis sinensis, the Chinese hackberry tree
- Synonym: (see below) 榎 (enoki)
- (rare) the Chinese hackberry fruit
- Synonym: 榎の実 (e no mi, enoki no mi)
Usage notes edit
This reading is generally not used in isolation in modern Japanese.
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term |
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榎 |
えのき Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 榎 (e, “Chinese hackberry”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木 (ki, “tree”). Compare the similar formation of various other tree names, such as 楠 (kusu, “camphor; camphor tree”) and 楠 (kusunoki, “camphor tree”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Proper noun edit
- a surname
Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as エノキ.
References edit
- ^ , text here
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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
Etymology at Nihonjiten (in Japanese)
Korean edit
Hanja edit
榎 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka, Yale ka)
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