向日葵
Chinese
sunward; in former days | sunflower | ||
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trad. (向日葵) | 向日 | 葵 | |
simp. #(向日葵) | 向日 | 葵 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 向日葵 (“sunflower”) [map]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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向 | 日 | 葵 |
ひまわり | ||
Grade: 3 | Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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日回り |
Etymology
From 日 (hi, “sun”) + 回り (mawari, “rotation”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí).
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 ヒマワリ.
References
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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