満天星

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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(とうだい) (tōdai, lighthouse) + 躑躅(つつじ) (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(どうだんつつじ) or 満天星(ドウダンツツジ) • (dōdantsutsuji

  1. Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
どうだん
Grade: 4 Grade: 1 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
滿天星 (kyūjitai)

Clipping of 満天星(どうだんつつじ) (dōdantsutsuji) above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [do̞ːdã̠ɴ]

Noun

満天星(どうだん) or 満天星(ドウダン) • (dōdan

  1. Enkianthus perulatus

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
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

(まん)(てん)(せい) • (mantensei

  1. Enkianthus perulatus
  2. Serissa japonica