白木蓮

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    はく
    Grade: 1
    もく
    Grade: 1
    れん
    Jinmeiyō
    on'yomi

    From (はく) (haku) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) くもくれん [hàkúmóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟mo̞kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ɴ]

    Noun

    (はく)(もく)(れん) or 白木蓮(ハクモクレン) • (hakumokurenはくもくれん (fakumokuren)?

    1. lilytree, Magnolia denudata
    Usage notes
    • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

    Etymology 2

      Kanji in this term
      しろ
      Grade: 1
      もく
      Grade: 1
      れん
      Jinmeiyō
      kun'yomi on'yomi

      From (しろ) (shiro) + 木蓮(もくれん) (mokuren).

      Pronunciation

      • (Tokyo) ろもくれん [shìrómóꜜkùrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
      • IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞mo̞kɯ̟ɾẽ̞ɴ]

      Noun

      (しろ)(もく)(れん) • (shiromokurenしろもくれん (siromokuren)?

      1. alternative form of 白木蓮 (hakumokuren)

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN