朴の木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほお
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

(ほう) () + (no) + () (ki, tree)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おのき [hóꜜò nò kì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ː no̞ kʲi]

Noun

(ほお)() or (ホオ)() • (hō no kiほほのき (fofonoki)?

  1. a Japanese bigleaf magnolia; a Japanese whitebark magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

Usage notes

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

See also