錦木
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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錦 | 木 |
にしき Grade: S |
き > ぎ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editLiterally, “brocade tree”, 錦 (nishiki, “brocade”) + 木 (ki, “tree”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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- Japanese terms spelled with 錦 read as にしき
- Japanese terms spelled with 木 read as き
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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- ja:Staff vine family plants