黄楊

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
黃楊 (kyūjitai)
 ツゲ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

黄楊(つげ) or 黄楊(ツゲ) (tsuge

  1. Japanese box, Buxus microphylla var. japonica

Usage notes[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

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