hinoki

English

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Etymology

From Japanese 檜(ひのき) (hinoki).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈnəʊki/

Noun

hinoki (countable and uncountable, plural hinoki or hinokis)

  1. A tree (species Chamaecyparis obtusa), the Japanese cypress.
    • 1989, Arnold Arboretum, Peter Del Tredici, Early American Bonsai: The Larz Anderson Collection of the Arnold Arboretum, page 17:
      The large hinokis are repotted every four to five years, while the smaller plants are repotted every two to three years.
  2. The wood of this tree.

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Romanization

hinoki

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひのき
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