躑躅
See also: 踯躅
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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trad. (躑躅) | 躑 | 躅 | |
simp. (踯躅) | 踯 | 躅 | |
alternative forms | 蹢躅 |
Etymology edit
Cognate with 躊躇 (OC *du da), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 彳亍 (OC *tʰeɡ toɡs/tʰoɡ), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty > hesitant".
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
躑躅
- (literary) to walk to and fro; to wander about
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
躑躅
- (literary) Alternative name for 杜鵑花/杜鹃花 (dùjuānhuā, “rhododendron”).
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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躑 | 躅 |
つつじ | |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
jukujikun |
Etymology edit
Ultimate derivation unknown. Various theories have been proposed, including:
- A shift from 続き咲き (tsuzuki saki, literally “continuously blooming”)
- Possibly related to Korean 철쭉 (cheoljjuk), as in 황철쭉 (hwangcheoljjuk, “Rhododendron japonicum”)
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 躑躅/踯躅 (zhízhú).
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
Broadly speaking, the azalea blooms earlier and is distinguished in Japanese as 皐月 (satsuki).
Proper noun edit
- a female given name
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Entry at Nihon Jiten (in Japanese)
- Entry at Gogen Allguide (in Japanese)