hinoki

English

Alternative forms

• finoki (obsolete) [18th c.]

Etymology

From Japanese 檜(ひのき) (hinoki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪˈnəʊki/

Noun

hinoki (countable and uncountable, plural hinoki or hinokis)

1. A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
   • 1989, Arnold Arboretum, Peter Del Tredici, Early American Bonsai: The Larz Anderson Collection of the Arnold Arboretum, page 17:

     The large hinokis are repotted every four to five years, while the smaller plants are repotted every two to three years.

2. The wood of this tree.

Derived terms

• hinoki cypress
• hinokitiol

Anagrams

• Kihniö

Japanese

Romanization

hinoki

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひのき