肉豆蔲

See also: 肉荳蔻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肉	豆	蔲
にく Grade: 2	ず Grade: 3	く Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
肉荳蔲

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にくずく [nìkúꜜzùkù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ikɯ̟zɨkɯ̟]

Noun

肉(にく)豆(ず)蔲(く) or 肉豆蔲(ニクズク) • (nikuzuku) ^{←にくづく (nikuduku)^?}

nutmeg (tree)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

ナツメグ (natsumegu, “nutmeg (seed or its spice)”)

References

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