茘枝

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 茘枝 – see 荔枝.
(This term is the simplified form of 荔枝).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
茘 枝
れい
Hyōgai 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 荔枝 (lìzhī).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) れーし [réꜜèshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːɕi]

Noun

茘枝(レイシ) • (reishi) 

  1. lychee

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 レイシ (reishi).

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Derived terms

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