無花果

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Chinese

fruit; result
trad. (無花果) 無花
simp. (无花果) 无花
alternative forms 無花菓
Literally: “flowerless fruit”.
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Noun

無花果

  1. fig

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いちじく
Grade: 4 Grade: 1 Grade: 4
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
映日果
一熟

The kanji spelling (no) + (flower) + (fruit) is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), to denote a tree that bears fruit without flowering. The いちじく (ichijiku) reading is possibly a Japanese corruption of Middle Chinese 映日果 (ʔˠiæŋH ȵiɪt̚ kuɑX, fig), itself a transcription of Persian انجیر (anjir, fig) + (kuɑX).

Pronunciation

Noun

無花果(いちじく) (ichijikuいちぢく (itidiku)?

  1. fig tree
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 無花果 (mɨo hˠua kuɑX).

Pronunciation

Noun

()()() (mukakaむくわくわ (mukwakwa)?

  1. fig tree

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

無花果 (muhwagwa) (hangeul 무화과)

  1. hanja form? of 무화과 (fig)