旱蓮木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旱	蓮	木
かん Hyōgai	れん Jinmeiyō	ぼく Grade: 1
on'yomi	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 旱蓮(かんれん) (kanren, literally “dry-land lotus”) + 木(ぼく) (boku, “tree”).

Noun

旱(かん)蓮(れん)木(ぼく) • (kanrenboku)

Camptotheca acuminata, known variously as the cancer tree, tree of joy, happy tree
Synonyms: 旱蓮 (kanren), 喜樹 (kiju, literally “happy 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), as カンレンボク (kanrenboku).

Derived terms

旱(かん)蓮(れん) (kanren, clipping)