羽衣の木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羽 衣 木
は
Grade: 2 		ころも > ごろも
Grade: 4 		き
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “tree of feather robes”, 羽衣(はごろも) (hagoromo, “feather robe”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɡo̞ɾo̞mo̞ no̞ kʲi]

Noun

羽(は)衣(ごろも)の木(き) or 羽衣(ハゴロモ)の木(キ) • (hagoromo no ki) 

  1. southern silky oak, Grevillea robusta

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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