山茶花

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Chinese

camellia
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (山茶花) 山茶
simp. #(山茶花) 山茶

Pronunciation


Noun

山茶花

  1. camellia

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
さん > さ
Grade: 1
さ > ざん
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
irregular kan'on
 サザンカ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Camellia sasanqua on Wikipedia

/sansaka//sanzaka//sazanka/.

Sound shift from sansaka (see below).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ざん)() or 山茶花(サザンカ) (sazankaさざんくわ (sazankwa) or サザンクワ (sazankwa)?

  1. the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia
    Hypernym: 椿 (tsubaki)
Derived terms

Proper noun

()(ざん)() (Sazankaさざんくわ (Sazankwa)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kan'on tōon kan'on

Appears in the Nippo Jisho.[3][2]

Borrowed from Chinese 山茶花 (shāncháhuā), equivalent to 山茶 (sancha → sansa/sanza, camellia) +‎ (ka, affix for "flower").

Noun

(さん)()() (sansakaさんさくわ (sansakwa)?
(alternative reading hiragana さんざか, rōmaji sanzaka, historical hiragana さんざくわ)

  1. (obsolete) the sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua), a species of camellia

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN