蜜柑
ChineseEdit
honey | large tangerine | ||
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simp. and trad. (蜜柑) |
蜜 | 柑 |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
蜜柑
SynonymsEdit
JapaneseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term | |
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蜜 | 柑 |
みつ > みっ Grade: S |
かん Jinmeiyō |
goon |
Probably from Middle Chinese 蜜柑 (MC miɪt̚ kɑm, literally “honey + citrus”). Compare modern Mandarin reading mìgān.
Obsolete reading.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- (obsolete) a satsuma tree, a mikan tree: a particular variety of mandarin orange, Citrus unshiu (fruit)
- (obsolete) a satsuma (fruit), a mikan: a particular variety of mandarin orange, Citrus unshiu (fruit)
- (obsolete) citrus fruit in general
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term | |
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蜜 | 柑 |
みつ > み Grade: S |
かん Jinmeiyō |
irregular | goon |
/mikkan/ → /mikan/
Shift in pronunciation from mikkan above. This change occurred sometime after the 1603 publication of the Japanese-Portuguese Nippo Jisho[1], which still lists the reading as mikkan.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- a satsuma tree, a mikan tree: a particular variety of mandarin orange, Citrus unshiu (fruit)
- a satsuma (fruit), a mikan: a particular variety of mandarin orange, Citrus unshiu (fruit)
- citrus fruit in general
Usage notesEdit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミカン.
DescendantsEdit
- → Jeju: 미깡 (mikkang)
See alsoEdit
- オレンジ (orenji): an orange (specifically Citrus sinensis)
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
Hanja in this term | |
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蜜 | 柑 |