蕃瓜樹
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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蕃 | 瓜 | 樹 |
ばん Jinmeiyō |
か Jinmeiyō |
じゅ Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Listed in some Japanese dictionaries[1][2] as the Chinese name for papaya; however, this term does not appear in Chinese dictionaries.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
蕃瓜樹 • (bankaju) ←ばんくわじゆ (bankwazyu)?
- (very rare) Synonym of パパイア (papaia, “papaya”), referring specifically to the tree and not the fruit