酢橘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酢	橘
す Grade: S	たちばな > だち Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	irregular

Etymology

Blend of 酢 (su, “vinegar”, for its sourness) +‎ 橘 (tachibana, “Citrus tachibana”).

The tachi changes to dachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すだち [sùdáchí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) すだち [sùdáchíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sɨda̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

酢(す)橘(だち) or 酢橘(スダチ) • (sudachi) 

1. Citrus sudachi, a citrus fruit native to western Japan

   Hypernym: 蜜柑 (mikan)

See also

• 柚子(ユズ) (yuzu)