樒

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樒 U+6A12, 樒
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6A12
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Translingual

Han character

樒 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 木十心山 (DJPU), composition ⿰木密)

  1. Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 549, character 29
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15428
  • Dae Jaweon: page 937, character 23
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1284, character 14
  • Unihan data for U+6A12

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 樒

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (必) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
泌 *mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ
秘 *mpriɡs
毖 *priɡs
閟 *priɡs
柲 *priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
鉍 *priɡs, *priɡ
邲 *priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ
覕 *pliŋs, *mbliːɡ
咇 *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
苾 *bliːɡ, *bliɡ
馝 *bliːɡ, *bliɡ
飶 *bliːɡ, *bliɡ
鴓 *mbliːɡ
鮅 *pliɡ, *bliɡ
必 *pliɡ
珌 *pliɡ
佖 *bliɡ, *briɡ
駜 *bliɡ, *briɡ
怭 *bliɡ
妼 *bliɡ
宓 *mriɡ, *mliɡ
樒 *mriɡ
密 *mriɡ
蔤 *mriɡ
滵 *mriɡ
蜜 *mliɡ
謐 *mliɡ
榓 *mliɡ
淧 *mliɡ
瑟 *smriɡ, *smriɡ
璱 *sriɡ
飋 *sriɡ
虙 *blɯɡ

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 樒
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 質 (49)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 美畢切
Baxter mit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mˠiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mᵚit̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/miet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mjit̚/
Li
Rong 		/mjĕt̚/
Wang
Li 		/mĭĕt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		mì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mat6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 樒
Reading # 1/1
No. 590
Phonetic
component 		必
Rime
group 		質
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		密
Old
Chinese 		/*mriɡ/
Notes 同榓

Definitions

樒

  1. † a tree resembling Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) with fragrant wood

References

Japanese

Kanji

樒

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): みつ (mitsu)
  • Kun: じんこう (jinkō)、しきみ (shikimi)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
樒
しきみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
櫁
梻
 シキミ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

樒(しきみ) or 樒(シキミ) • (shikimi) 

  1. Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a highly toxic tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シキミ.

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja

樒 (eum 밀 (mil))

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