賢木

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
賢 木
Grade: S き
Grade: 1
irregular kun'yomi
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Etymology 1

See 榊 (sakaki).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

賢木(さかき) • (Sakaki) 

  1. the tenth chapter of The Tale of Genji

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 賢木 – see the following entry.
【榊さかき】J
a tree of species Cleyera japonica, considered sacred in Shinto
any evergreen tree planted within precincts of a Shinto shrine
a placename
a female given name
a surname
Alternative spelling
サカキ
(This term, 賢木, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

References

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