See also: 金银花

Chinese

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gold and silver
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (金銀花) 金銀
simp. (金银花) 金银
 
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金銀花

Pronunciation

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Noun

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金銀花

  1. Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) (Classifier: m c;  mn)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (金銀花):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
ぎん
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi
 スイカズラ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Japanese honeysuckle on Wikipedia
 
金銀花 (kinginka): the Japanese honeysuckle.

Etymology

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Probably from Middle Chinese. Literally “gold silver flower”. Compare modern Mandarin 金銀花金银花 (jīnyínhuā).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きん)(ぎん)() (kinginka

  1. (rare) Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
    Synonyms: 忍冬 (suikazura, nindō), 吸葛 (suikazura)

Usage notes

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More commonly called 吸葛(スイカズラ) (suikazura) in Japanese.[1][2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN