柑子

Chinese

large tangerine
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(柑子)

Pronunciation


Noun

柑子

  1. mandarin orange
  2. tangerine
  3. (Yudu Hakka, Lechang Tuhua) pomelo

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん > こう
Jinmeiyō
し > じ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

Kanji reading /koː/ is likely the result of an irregular sound change /kamu//kau/, which would then have gone through natural progression to /koː/. The shi changes to ji as an instance of rendaku (連濁), generally rare in on'yomi terms.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーじ [kòójí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːʑi]

Noun

(こう)() or 柑子(コウジ) • (kōji

  1. Koji orange, Citrus leiocarpa

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 コウジ (kōji).