谷空木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
谷 空 木
たに
Grade: 2 		うつ
Grade: 1 		き > ぎ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
谷卯木

Etymology

Literally, “valley deutzia”, 谷(たに) (tani, “valley”) + 空木(うつぎ) (utsugi, “deutzia”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠ɲ̟iɯ̟t͡sɨɡʲi]

Noun

谷(たに)空(うつ)木(ぎ) or 谷空木(タニウツギ) • (tani-utsugi) 

  1. Weigela hortensis

Usage notes

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

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