一熟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 熟
Grade: 1 Grade: 6

Etymology

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), in this case used for both the sound values, and for the meanings:

The reading いちじく, is thought to be a transcription of the Middle Chinese pronunciation of Persian انجیر‎ (anjir, “fig”): 映日 (ʔˠiæŋH ȵiɪt̚), + Middle Chinese 果 (kuɑX, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

一熟 (hiragana いちじく, katakana イチジク, rōmaji ichijiku)

  1. Alternative spelling of 無花果
  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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