独活の木

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
独 活 木
うど き
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jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
獨活の木 (kyūjitai)
 独活の木 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From 独活(うど) (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”).

Pronunciation

Noun

独活(うど)の木(き) or 独活(ウド)の木(キ) • (udonoki) 

  1. birdlime tree, Pisonia umbellifera
    Synonym: 大草木瓜 (ōkusaboke)

References

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