白木蓮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: 1
もく
Grade: 1
れん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From (はく) (haku) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くもくれん [hàkúmóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟mo̞kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(はく)(もく)(れん) or 白木蓮(ハクモクレン) • (hakumokurenはくもくれん (fakumokuren)?

  1. lilytree, Magnolia denudata
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1
もく
Grade: 1
れん
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi on'yomi

From (しろ) (shiro) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろもくれん [shìrómóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞mo̞kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(しろ)(もく)(れん) • (shiromokurenしろもくれん (siromokuren)?

  1. alternative form of 白木蓮 (hakumokuren)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN