山桐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 桐
やま
Grade: 1 		きり > ぎり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 桐(キリ) (kiri, “paulownia”).

The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

山(やま)桐(ぎり) or 山桐(ヤマギリ) • (yamagiri) 

  1. Synonym of 油桐 (aburagiri): the Japanese tung oil tree, Vernicia cordata
  2. Synonym of 針桐 (harigiri): the castor aralia, Kalopanax septemlobus
  3. Synonym of 沢胡桃 (sawagurumi): the Japanese wingnut, Pterocarya rhoifolia

Proper noun

山桐(やまきり) or 山(やま)桐(ぎり) • (Yamakiri or Yamagiri) 

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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