犬四手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	四	手
いぬ Grade: 1	し Grade: 1 (ateji)	て > で Grade: 1 (ateji)
kun'yomi	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 犬 (inu, “dog”) +‎ 四手 (shide, “hornbeam”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いぬしで [ìnúshíꜜdè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) いぬしで [ìnúꜜshìdè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ɕide̞]

Noun

犬(いぬ)四(し)手(で) or 犬四手(イヌシデ) • (inushide)

Chonowski's hornbeam (Carpinus tschonoskii)

Usage notes

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “いぬ‐しで【犬四手】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “いぬ‐しで【犬四手】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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