金木犀
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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金 | 木 | 犀 |
きん Grade: 1 |
もく Grade: 1 |
せい Jinmeiyō |
on'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of 金 (kin, “gold, golden”) + 木犀 (mokusei, “sweet/fragrant osmanthus”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit金木犀 or 金木犀 • (kinmokusei)
- the orange-blooming variety of the sweet olive or fragrant olive, Osmanthus fragrans.
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キンモクセイ.
See also
edit- 丹桂 (tankei): golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)
- 銀木犀 (ginmokusei): white-blooming variety of the fragrant olive
- 木犀 (mokusei): the fragrant olive in general
- 桂花 (keika)
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 金 read as きん
- Japanese terms spelled with 木 read as もく
- Japanese terms spelled with 犀 read as せい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- ja:Flowers
- ja:Olive family plants