独活の木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	活	木
うど		き Grade: 1
Grade: 5	Grade: 2
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
獨活の木 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 独活(うど) (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うどのき [úꜜdònòkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟do̞no̞kʲi]

Noun

独活(うど)の木(き) or 独活(ウド)の木(キ) • (udonoki) 

1. birdlime tree, Pisonia umbellifera

   Synonym: 大草木瓜 (ōkusaboke)