満天星
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 満 | 天 | 星 |
| どうだんつつじ | ||
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 滿天星 (kyūjitai) 灯台躑躅 |
Originally a compound of 灯台 (tōdai, “lighthouse”) + 躑躅 (tsutsuji, “rhododendron; azalea”), with tōdai eventually shifting to dōdan. The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 滿天星 / 满天星 (mǎntiānxīng, “baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠nt͡sɨt͡sɨʑi]
Noun
満天星 or 満天星 • (dōdantsutsuji)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 満 | 天 | 星 |
| どうだん | ||
| Grade: 4 | Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 滿天星 (kyūjitai) |
Clipping of 満天星 (dōdantsutsuji) above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠ɴ]
Noun
満天星 or 満天星 • (dōdan)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 満 | 天 | 星 |
| まん Grade: 4 |
てん Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 滿天星 (kyūjitai) |
From Chinese 滿天星 / 满天星 (mǎntiānxīng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mã̠ntẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]
Noun
満天星 • (mantensei)