犬四手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
犬	四	手
いぬ Grade: 1	し Grade: 1 (ateji)	て > で Grade: 1 (ateji)
kun'yomi	on'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 犬(いぬ) (inu, “dog”) + 四手(しで) (shide, “hornbeam”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いぬしで [ìnúshíꜜdè] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) いぬしで [ìnúꜜshìdè] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ɕide̞]

Noun

犬(いぬ)四(し)手(で) or 犬四手(イヌシデ) • (inushide)

Chonowski's hornbeam (Carpinus tschonoskii)

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 イヌシデ (inushide).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “いぬ‐しで【犬四手】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “いぬ‐しで【犬四手】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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