錦木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦 木
にしき
Grade: S 		き > ぎ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “brocade tree”, 錦(にしき) (nishiki, “brocade”) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iɕikʲiɡʲi]

Noun

錦(にしき)木(ぎ) or 錦木(ニシキギ) • (nishikigi) 

  1. burning bush (Euonymus alatus)

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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