福木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
福 木
ふく
Grade: 3 		き > ぎ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
福木 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “good-fortune tree”, 福(ふく) (fuku, “good luck, good fortune”) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟ɡʲi]

Noun

福(ふく)木(ぎ) or 福木(フクギ) • (fukugi) 

  1. Garcinia subelliptica, a species of garcinia

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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