辛夷

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Chinese[edit]

8th heavenly stem; tired
 
safe; to raze; to exterminate
safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian
simp. and trad.
(辛夷)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

辛夷

  1. Lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)
  2. flower bud of lily magnolia
  3. Kobushi magnolia (Magnolia kobus)

Synonyms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こぶし
Grade: S Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 辛夷 – see the following entry.
こぶしコブシ
[noun] [from circa 1165] the Kobushi magnolia, Magnolia kobus
Alternative spelling
(This term, 辛夷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes[edit]

The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 辛夷 (xīnyí).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN