黄楊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄 楊
つげ
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
黃楊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

黄楊(つげ) or 黄楊(ツゲ) • (tsuge) 

  1. Japanese box, Buxus microphylla var. japonica

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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