柊
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Translingual
Han character
柊 (radical 75 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木竹水卜 (DHEY), four-corner 47933, composition ⿰木冬)
References
- KangXi: page 518, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14610
- Dae Jaweon: page 906, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1187, character 3
- Unihan data for U+67CA
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
柊 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (冬) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 疼 | *dɯːŋ, *duːŋ |
| 冬 | *tuːŋ |
| 苳 | *tuːŋ |
| 笗 | *tuːŋ |
| 炵 | *tʰuːŋ, *duːŋ |
| 佟 | *duːŋ |
| 鼕 | *duːŋ |
| 鉖 | *duːŋ |
| 終 | *tjuŋ |
| 螽 | *tjuŋ |
| 鼨 | *tjuŋ |
| 柊 | *tjuŋ |
| 鴤 | *tjuŋ |
| 泈 | *tjuŋ |
| 蔠 | *tjuŋ |
Pronunciation
Definitions
柊
Compounds
References
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典)
- (Cantonese) Multi-function Chinese Character Database (漢語多功能字庫)
Japanese
Kanji
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings
- Goon: しゅ (shu)←しゆ (syu, historical)
- Kan’on: しゅう (shū)←しゆう (syū, historical)
- Kun: ひいらぎ (hīragi, 柊)←ひひらぎ (fifiragi, historical); ひらぎ (hiragi, 柊)
- Nanori: ひい (hī)←ひひ (fifi, historical); らぎ (ragi)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 柊 |
| ひいらぎ Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
⟨pi1pi1ra ki2⟩ → /pipiraɡi/ → /fifiraɡi/ → /hiwiraɡi/ → /hiːraɡi/
From Old Japanese, attested in the Kojiki.
Originally a compound of 疼 (hihira, “ache”, obsolete) + 木 (ki, “tree”), from the tree's sharp leaves. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Alternative forms
- (holly olive): 疼木
- (ponyfish): 鮗
Pronunciation
Noun
柊 (hiragana ひいらぎ, katakana ヒイラギ, rōmaji hīragi, historical hiragana ひひらぎ, historical katakana ヒヒラギ)
- holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly
- a style of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with designs of holly olive leaves
- spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ヒイラギ.
Derived terms
- 柊鰯 (hīragi-iwashi, “sardine and holly charm”)
- 柊樫 (hīragigashi)
- 柊挿す (hīragisasu)
- 柊草 (hīragisō, “Ajuga incisa”)
- 柊菜 (hīragina, “mizuna”)
- 柊南天 (hīragi nanten, “Mahonia japonica”)
- 柊黐 (hīragimochi), 西洋柊 (seiyō hīragi, “English holly”, Ilex aquifolium)
See also
- 木犀 (mokusei, “sweet osmanthus”, Osmanthus fragrans)
Proper noun
柊 (hiragana ひいらぎ, rōmaji Hīragi, historical hiragana ひひらぎ)
- A female given name
- A surname.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 柊 |
| ひらぎ Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
/pipiraɡi/ → */firaɡi/ → /hiraɡi/
Shift from hīragi above.[2]
Noun
柊 (hiragana ひらぎ, katakana ヒラギ, rōmaji hiragi)
- Same as ひいらぎ above.
Proper noun
柊 (hiragana ひらぎ, rōmaji Hiragi)
- A surname.
Etymology 3
Various nanori readings.
Proper noun
柊 (hiragana しゅう, rōmaji Shū)
- A male given name
柊 (hiragana のえる, rōmaji Noeru)
- A female given name
柊 (hiragana ひいら, rōmaji Hīra, historical hiragana ひひら)
- A female given name
柊 (hiragana ひいらぎさき, rōmaji Hīragisaki, historical hiragana ひひらぎさき)
- A surname.
References
Korean
Hanja
柊 • (jong) (hangeul 종, revised jong, McCune–Reischauer chong, Yale cong)
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Vietnamese
Han character
柊 (dông)
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