肉豆蔲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肉	豆	蔲
にく Grade: 2	ず Grade: 3	く Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
肉荳蔲

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にく​ずく [nìkúꜜzùkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ikɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

肉(にく)豆(ず)蔲(く) or 肉豆蔲(ニクズク) • (nikuzuku) ^{←にくづく (nikuduku)?}

1. nutmeg (tree)

Usage notes

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

See also

• ナツメグ (natsumegu, “nutmeg (seed or its spice)”)