薔薇

See also: 蔷薇

Chinese

wild rose
trad. (薔薇) 薔 薇
simp. (蔷薇) 蔷 薇

Pronunciation

Noun

薔薇

  1. (botany) multiflora rose

Derived terms

  • 薔薇戰爭／蔷薇战争
  • 薔薇硝／蔷薇硝
  • 薔薇科／蔷薇科
  • 薔薇露／蔷薇露
  • 野薔薇／野蔷薇

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (薔薇):
  • Japanese: 薔 (しょう)薇 (び) (shōbi); 薔 (そう)薇 (び) (sōbi)
  • Korean: 장미 (薔薇, jangmi)
  • Vietnamese: tường vi (薔薇)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

薔薇 (bara, shōbi, sōbi): a rose.
Kanji in this term
薔 薇
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

From 茨 (ibara, “bramble, briar”), itself an alteration from earlier reading ubara of the same meaning. The reading mubara appears in Heian period sources, but ubara is older.[1]

The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 薔薇.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana ばら, katakana バラ, rōmaji bara)

  1. any shrub with thorns: a bramble, a briar
  2. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as バラ.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
薔 薇
しょう
Hyōgaiji		 び
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/sʲaubi/ → /ɕʲɔːbi/ → /ɕoːbi/

From Middle Chinese 薔薇 (MC d͡zɨɐŋ|ʃɨk̚ mˠiɪ|mʉi, literally “wild rose + kind of fern”).

Pronunciation

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana しょうび, rōmaji shōbi, historical hiragana しやうび)

  1. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose
  2. a color scheme for 襲 (kasane, literally “layering”, a traditional style of layering robes or kimono), with crimson for the outer layer and purple for the inner layer
Usage notes

For the rose sense, the bara reading above is most common.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
薔 薇
そう
Hyōgaiji		 び
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

/saubi/ → /sɔːbi/ → /soːbi/

Uses the goon reading of sō for the first character, and the kan'on reading of bi for the second character. Appears to be a shift in reading from shōbi above.[4]

Pronunciation

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana そうび, rōmaji sōbi, historical hiragana さうび)

  1. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose
  2. a color scheme for 襲 (kasane, literally “layering”, a traditional style of layering robes or kimono), with crimson for the outer layer and purple for the inner layer
Usage notes

For the rose sense, the bara reading above is most common.

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
薔薇

Noun

薔薇 • (jangmi) (hangeul 장미)

  1. Hanja form? of 장미 (“rose”).
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