緑十字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緑	十	字
りょく Grade: 3	じゅう Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
綠十字 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
緑	十	字
みどり Grade: 3	じゅう Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
綠十字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 緑 (“green”) +‎ 十字 (“cross”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りょくじゅうじ [ryòkújúꜜùjì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞kɯ̟ʑɨːʑi]

(Tokyo) みどりじゅうじ [mìdóríjúꜜùjì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mʲido̞ɾʲiʑɨːʑi]

Noun

緑(りょく)十(じゅう)字(じ) or 緑(みどり)十(じゅう)字(じ) • (ryokujūji or midorijūji)

A green-colored cross used as a symbol of health, safety and hygiene in Japan.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN