しきみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しきみ – see the following entry.
【樒】H
[noun] Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), a highly toxic tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves
[noun] synonym of 沈香 (jinkō, “agarwood”)
Alternative spellings
櫁, 梻, シキミ, しきび, シキビ
(This term, しきみ (shikimi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as しきみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しきみ.)
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